Chad le Clos made history and Adam Peaty completed a four-year unbeaten cycle as two of the Commonwealth Games' top swimmers lit up the Gold Coast on Saturday.
GOLD COAST – South Africa's Chad le Clos likened himself to swimming legend Michael Phelps on Saturday after blasting his way to a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games titles in the 200 metres butterfly.
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Olympic champion Adam Peaty warned that he could go unbeaten in the 100 metres breaststroke for the rest of his swimming career after defending his Commonwealth title on Saturday.
Tatjana Schoenmaker completed her ascension as the queen of South African swimming after she smashed the African 200m breaststroke record to claim the Commonwealth title in the Australian Gold Coast.
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Chad le Clos slaughtered his 200m butterfly final to claim his third consecutive gold medal in the event in as many Commonwealth Games.
Australia's Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers can expect some more sleepless nights after he closed in on his third swimming gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
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South Africa's Chad le Clos romped to Commonwealth Games gold in the men's 50m butterfly on Friday, but his hopes of rewriting the history books were scuttled by Aussie grit and an overloaded schedule.
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