Myles Brown Continues Hot Streak in South Africa

Myles Brown

By Evan Dulaney

Myles Brown, who already lowered a long-standing South African record in the 400-meter free earlier this week, remained on a roll at the South African Nationals.

Although tonight didn’t start off the best for Brown as Clayton Jimmie touched him out in the men’s 100-meter semis, 50.81 to 50.86, Brown responded well in the 800-meter free.

Brown returned with a dominant performance in the men’s 800-meter freestyle finals. His 7:53.97 placed him just outside the top 10 in the world rankings. Brown’s remarkably consistent splitting carried him to a sizable win ahead of second-place finisher Matthew Meyer, who swam an 8:03.88. Brent Szurdoki took third in 8:12.90.

Gerhard Zandberg, 31, led the men’s 50-meter back semifinal with a blistering 25.38, which placed him 23rd in the world rankings. Ricky Ellis (26.03) edged Michael Andrew (26.09) to round out the top three.

Rene Warnes crushed the women’s 200-meter fly semifinals, coasting to the top seed with a 2:14.69. Leam Strydom’s 2:20.80 and Tarryn Els’s 2:20.94 placed them second and third, respectively, heading into finals.

Tara Nicholas held on to her top spot to win the women’s 50-meter breast finals, posting a 32.04. 100-meter breast champion Tatjana Schoenmaker finished second with a 32.45. Franko Jonker swam a 32.55 to get third.

As expected, breaststroke specialist Cameron van der Burgh took the crown in the men’s 50-meter breast finals, busting out a 27.20. Giulio Zorzi took second in 27.73, and Marko Visser settled for third in 28.08. Van der Burgh’s 27.20 just missed his third-ranked season best of 27.17 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

After a semifinals time of 1:59.32 in the women’s 200-meter free, Karin Prinsloo was unable to crack the two-minute barrier in finals. Nonetheless, her 2:00.30 was more than enough to outlast Marlies Ross’s 2:02.92 and Kirsty McLauchlan’s 2:04.68.

Prinsloo also grabbed the top spot in the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter backstroke in 2:16.76. Nathania Van Niekerk was not far behind. She heads into finals as the second seed with a 2:17.28. Marcé Loubser clocked a third-seeded 2:18.52.

Chad le Clos bounced back from qualifying second in semis of the 200-meter fly to win finals with a 1:56.13. Sebastian Rousseau came in second, swimming a 1:57.20. Michael Meyer placed third in 1:59.52.

Le Clos, the South African star, took the top spot in the men’s 200-meter IM semifinals as well with a 2:00.35. Aryton Sweeey earned the second seed in 2:02.02, and Michael Meyer wound up the third seed with a 2:04.53.

Results on Meet Mobile.

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