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Van Der Burgh wins 100m breaststroke
    2018-12-14  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

SOUTH AFRICA’S veteran swimmer Cameron Van Der Burgh could not find a better way to announce his farewell after winning the 100m breaststroke gold medal at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships at the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center on Wednesday.

Van Der Burgh, 30, winner of the event at the 2012 London Olympic Games, delivered a strong performance in the race and broke the championship record in a time of 56.01 seconds before revealing he was quitting.

“When I made the turn at 75 meters, I knew I had a good chance and I had to hold on. Luckily it wasn’t one meter more or I would have lost that one,” said Van Der Burgh, who was also world short course champion in the 100m breaststroke in 2010 and 50m breaststroke at Windsor in 2016 and is the current world record holder in the 100m.

“It means the world to me. It is my last race, so I am extremely happy. The world championship means a lot,” he said. “It is the last one. It is sad but I am happy to end on a high.

“The last 25 meters was the most pain I have ever had in my life in swimming, so it was a good way to finish.” (Xinhua)

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