Olympic and world champion Chad le Clos raced to his second World Cup win of the week on Saturday in Berlin when he claimed the men’s 200m butterfly title.
The 21-year-old South African, who shot to fame by beating Michael Phelps in the 200m fly at the 2012 London Olympics, set the event’s short-course world record in Eindhoven (1:49.04) on Wednesday.
Le Clos won both the 100 and 200m butterfly golds at Barcelona’s world championships, which finished last Sunday before the World Cup series kicked off in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Wednesday then continuing in the German capital this weekend.
Le Clos had to dig deep in Berlin as he clocked 1min 49.90secs in the 200m final with Poland’s Pawel Korzeniowski second at 0.53sec and Japan’s Daiya Seto 1.06 adrift in third.
Over the shorter sprint distance, Le Clos, who added the world title to his Olympic crown in the 200m fly at the world championships last week, then finished third in the 50m final behind compatriot Roland Schoeman. – AFP
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