Chad le Clos win Olympic gold for South Africa for men 200m butterfly on 31 July 2012 for London. Dem born am for Durban for 1992, so e reach that milestone at 20. The result start Olympic chapter for career wey don already establish for international swimming.
World Aquatics record 200m butterfly gold for am at 2010 World Swimming Championships for Dubai. That competition use 25-metre pool. Olympedia also list five medals for 2010 Youth Olympics for Singapore, including gold for 200m individual medley.
London bring another podium appearance on 3 August 2012, when le Clos collect silver for 100m butterfly. The two medals come for different distances inside the same stroke. Dem make London achievement pass one final, but e no mean say e win both events.
E follow am with butterfly double at 2013 World Championships for Barcelona, winning both 100m and 200m. At 2015 championships for Kazan, e win 100m again and take silver for 200m. Those results carry im success beyond only one Olympic season.
For Rio 2016, le Clos collect silver for 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly. The freestyle medal add another swimming stroke to im Olympic record. These na particular results from those Games, no be total wey we project forward across all im career.
World Aquatics then record another 200m butterfly world title for Budapest on 26 July 2017. Together, the dates show repeated success across different championships. London 2012 remain im Olympic gold milestone, while the other results explain how deep the South African swimmer achievement reach.