Cameron van der Burgh Clocks 2nd-Fastest 50 Breast of Year 27.17
![DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 13: Camwron van den Burgh on his way to a Olympic Qualifying time in the 200m breast stroke for men l during the finals session on day 4 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 13 , 2016 at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit / Anesh Debiky/Swim SA](https://vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cameron-van-der-burgh-2016-rsa-2-1-1024x661.jpg)
Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky/Swimming South Africa
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Cameron van der Burgh put up the second-fastest time of the year in the men’s 50-meter breast at the 2016 South African Nationals.
Van der Burgh, who already owns the top time with a 27.08 from the Swedish Open in Stockholm, raced his way to a win in 27.17. That’s faster than the 27.21 posted by Adam Peaty this week at the British Championships.
Giulio Zorzi finished second in a time of 27.50 to move to fifth in the world, while Jarred Crous wound up third in 27.99.
=== Finals === 1 VD Burgh, Cameron 27 NTS-TSH 28.49 27.17 2 Zorzi, Giulio 27 NTS-TSH 28.59 27.50 3 Crous, Jarred 19 NTS-TSH 28.46 27.99 4 Houlie, Michael 15 WPA-CPT 29.07 28.56 5 Emslie, Craig 20 WPA-CPT 28.57 28.62 6 Pike, Jared 25 CGA-JHB 28.88 28.94 7 Basson, Alaric 20 NMA-NMA 28.97 28.95 8 Jackson, Jacko 20 NMA-NMA 29.40 29.45 9 Bezuidenhout, Christi 18 NTS-TSH 29.87 29.69 10 Geeson, Lee 21 KZNA-ETH 29.97 30.10
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