{"id":491579,"date":"2021-11-19T06:06:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=491579"},"modified":"2021-11-19T06:06:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:06:33","slug":"chad-le-clos-dealing-with-knee-injury-hoping-to-return-by-isl-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-dealing-with-knee-injury-hoping-to-return-by-isl-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad le Clos Dealing With Knee Injury, Hoping to Return by ISL Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad le Clos Dealing With Knee Injury, Hoping to Return by ISL Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the first couple meets of the International Swimming League (ISL) playoffs, Energy Standard has been missing one of its stars. South Africa’s\u00a0Chad le Clos<\/strong>, the gold medalist in the men’s 200 butterfly at the 2012 Olympics and now a 29-year-old grizzled veteran, pulled out of the last two FINA World Cup meets in October with a knee injury that has continued to bother him. According to Energy Standard head coach Tom Rushton<\/strong>, le Clos’ injury prevents him from pushing off the wall and kicking hard.<\/p>\n

Rushton said that there is no timetable for le Clos’ return to competition. Energy Standard will compete in its final playoff match next Thursday and Friday (November 25-26), and the team is a virtual lock to advance to the ISL final, scheduled for December 3-4. “We are taking it one step at a time with him,” Rushton said. The coach admitted that he hopes to have le Clos available for the final, but “we’ll see.”<\/p>\n