George Du Rand
Johannes ("George") Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 meter backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic[1] team.
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Full name | Johannes Du Rand | |||||||||||||
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Born | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 16 October 1982|||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||
College team | Tennessee (USA) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed in the United States for the University of Tennessee.
Among other events, he has swum at the:
- 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2007 World Championships
- 2008 Short Course Worlds
References
- First SA athletes named for Beijing team Mail & Guardian online. Published 23 April 2008; retrieved 11 July 2008.
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