South Africa’s Chad le Clos completed a historic triple gold haul with victory in the men’s 100m butterfly at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Monday.
With his triumph, Le Clos made it gold in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly events.
Le Clos in typical fashion started well and was just ahead at the turn, but in the final 50m, he powered away to win by a clear margin in 50.65 seconds which was also a new Commonwealth Games record.
England’s James Guy was some way behind in second in 51.31, with Grant Irvine of Australia completing the podium with bronze in 51.50.
Meanwhile Tatjana Schoenmaker completed her double gold haul in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Monday.
Following her victory in the 100m, Schoenmaker looked a class apart from her competition in the final 50m as she surged away for a victory in 1 minute 6.41 seconds, ahead of second-placed Canada’s Kierra Smith in 1:07.05 and Aussie Georgia Bohl in 1:07.22 in third.
