SWIMMING NEWS - Cameron van der Burgh claimed South Africa's second medal, winning gold and setting a new Championship Record in the 100m breaststroke race on the second day of the 14th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
Van der Burgh broke Brazil’s Filipe Franca da Silva’s 2014 time of 56.29 by clocking a golden 56.01, while Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich finished with the silver in 56.10 and Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki with the bronze in 56.13.
With the seventh fastest semifinal time of 52.70, Erin Gallagher successfully qualified for the final of the 100m freestyle and broke her own African Record in the process.
Gallagher first bettered her record, which stood at 53.34, during the morning heats, touching the wall in 53.09 and later improved on that time during the semifinals, shedding another 0.39secs.
