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The Times

31 July 2012

Cameron van der Burgh  breaks World Record at 2012 Olympic Games

Cameron van der Burgh wins the men's 100m breaststroke final, finishing in 58.46 seconds and secures SA's first medal at the London Olympic Games. Cameron van der Burgh hit the wall, turned around and checked the scoreboard. He had just become South Africa's first man to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming. He splayed his body on the lane line, tucked his hands behind his head that rested against the wall, and smiled.

 

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Cameron Van Der Burgh Wins Gold, Breaks World Record In 100-Meter Breaststroke At London Olympics
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh set a new world record to win the 100m men's breaststroke final.
Van der Burgh pays tribute to Dale Oen after win
2012 London Olympics: Cameron van der Burgh's World Record Ends Kosuke Kitajima's Threepeat Bid in 100 Breast
Swimming: Van der Burgh ends South African men's gold drought - The 24-year-old Van der Burgh became the first South African man to win Olympic gold in an individual swimming event, after he powered through a race that left champion Kosuke Kitajima and previous record holder Brenton Rickard trailing in his wake.


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