English: Lochte at the 2009 National Championships. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
South Africa’s Chad le Clos claimed his second gold when he won the 100m butterfly final at the Fina world swimming championships in Barcelona on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Le Clos, the Olympic and world 200m champion, clocked 51.06sec with Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh at 0.39 back and Poland’s Konrad Czerniak 0.40 adrift in the 100m final.
Ryan Lochte, who has won three golds in Barcelona, finished sixth on his 29th birthday.
Having won the 200m final on Monday, the same night compatriot Cameron van der Burgh won the men’s 50m breaststroke final, Le Clos was delighted at his second world title.
“This morning I was really nervous and I was really excited before the race,” he said.
“Now I am extremely happy because this medal is really special for me.”
Le Clos admitted he glanced across to check where he was during the race, a bad habit his coach has told him not to do.
“I know I shouldn’t, but I wanted to make sure I was in the race,” he admitted. – Sapa-AFP
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