Van der Burgh breaks breaststroke record
SA swimmer Cameron van der Burgh set a new world record for the 50m breaststroke at the Fina World Championships in Russia today.
The 27-year-old swam a time of 26.62 seconds to equal Adam Peaty’s time, however, Peaty’s time has not been ratified.
WORLD RECORD!!! pic.twitter.com/MqQYjUMZCx
— Cameron van der Burgh OIS (@Cameronvdburgh) August 4, 2015
Good morning everyone!!! #WR broken by @Cameronvdburgh some min ago stopping the clock in 26.62! #swimming #Kazan2015 #FINAworlds
— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) August 4, 2015
Congrats @Cameronvdburgh 🙌🏼👏🏼👌🏼 #welldeserved #worldrecord
— Kirsty du Toit (@kirstydt) August 4, 2015
Compatriots Chad le Clos and Sebastian Rousseau are through to the men’s 200m butterfly semi-finals, and will be in action tomorrow.
World record in prelims? no biggie in Kazan! @Cameronvdburgh stuns the crowd with his 50 breast 26.62! pic.twitter.com/FeAjvdPsM8 ( Mirabella76
— Swimming World (@SwimmingWorld) August 4, 2015
@Cameronvdburgh FIRE!!! New World Record in the 50m breast heats 26.62 #finakazan2015 @Team_SA_2015 @MbalulaFikile pic.twitter.com/WBQRY1LKQz
— Swimming South Africa (@SwimSouthAfrica) August 4, 2015
