
Athlete
Chad le Clos
South African swimmer and Olympic 200 m butterfly champion
28 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Chad le Clos 50 m backstroke swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m backstroke swim (short course) is 23.86 s. Performance date: 2025-10-11. Age at the time: 33. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 · short course, 25 m pool; age 33; USA
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“23.86”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2025
- 50 m backstroke swim (short course)23.86 s
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“23.86”
Chad le Clos 100 m backstroke swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m backstroke swim (short course) is 51.42 s. Performance date: 2024-11-02. Age at the time: 32. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 · short course, 25 m pool; age 32; SGP
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“51.42”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2024
- 100 m backstroke swim (short course)51.42 s
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“51.42”
Chad le Clos 200 m butterfly swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m butterfly swim (short course) is 1:48.27. Performance date: 2022-12-15. Age at the time: 30. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 · short course, 25 m pool; age 30; AUS
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“01:48.27”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2022
- 200 m butterfly swim (short course)1:48.27
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“01:48.27”
Chad le Clos 100 m backstroke swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m backstroke swim (long course) is 55.37 s. Performance date: 2018-06-30. Age at the time: 26. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
55th International Trophy Sette Colli · long course, 50 m pool; age 26; ITA
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“55.37”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2018
- 100 m backstroke swim (long course)55.37 s
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“55.37”
Chad le Clos 100 m freestyle swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m freestyle swim (long course) is 48.15 s. Performance date: 2018-04-08. Age at the time: 25. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
21st Commonwealth Games 2018 · long course, 50 m pool; age 25; AUS
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“48.15”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2018
- 100 m freestyle swim (long course)48.15 s
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“48.15”
Chad le Clos 200 m backstroke swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m backstroke swim (short course) is 1:51.02. Performance date: 2017-10-05. Age at the time: 25. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 · short course, 25 m pool; age 25; QAT
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“01:51.02”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2017
- 200 m backstroke swim (short course)1:51.02
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“01:51.02”
Chad le Clos 100 m freestyle swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m freestyle swim (short course) is 45.78 s. Performance date: 2017-08-06. Age at the time: 25. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 · short course, 25 m pool; age 25; GER
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“45.78”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2017
- 100 m freestyle swim (short course)45.78 s
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“45.78”
Chad le Clos 100 m butterfly swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m butterfly swim (short course) is 48.08 s. Performance date: 2016-12-08. Age at the time: 24. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2016 · short course, 25 m pool; age 24; CAN
Source quote and limits
“48.08”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2016
- 100 m butterfly swim (short course)48.08 s
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“48.08”
Chad le Clos 50 m freestyle swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m freestyle swim (short course) is 21.05 s. Performance date: 2016-09-04. Age at the time: 24. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 · short course, 25 m pool; age 24; RUS
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“21.05”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2016
- 50 m freestyle swim (short course)21.05 s
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“21.05”
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m freestyle swim (long course) is 1:45.2. Performance date: 2016-08-08. Age at the time: 24. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
Olympic Games Rio 2016 · long course, 50 m pool; age 24; BRA
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“01:45.20”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2016
- 200 m freestyle swim (long course)1:45.2
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“01:45.20”
Chad le Clos 50 m freestyle swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m freestyle swim (long course) is 22.22 s. Performance date: 2015-11-07. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 · long course, 50 m pool; age 23; UAE
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“22.22”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2015
- 50 m freestyle swim (long course)22.22 s
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“22.22”
Chad le Clos 50 m backstroke cumulative split (200 m swim, long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m backstroke cumulative split (200 m swim, long course) is 28.25 s. Performance date: 2015-11-07. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at omegatiming.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2015 FINA Swimming World Cup, Dubai, men 200 m backstroke final · Start-to-50 m split in a 200 m backstroke final; 50 m pool
Source quote and limits
“28.25”
The original timing sheet places 28.25 in the 50 m column of the 200 m backstroke final. The final time was 2:00.23. This corrects the event classification in the World Aquatics personal-best table. World Aquatics event results (https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/events/54c82253-7e95-4e73-b59c-9dc05278c116) give splits 50m 28.25, 100m 59.29, 150m 1:30.25, 200m 2:00.23 for his 7 November 2015 final; the personal-best table lists the 50 m split under 50 m backstroke.
2015
- 50 m backstroke cumulative split (200 m swim, long course)28.25 s
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“28.25”
Chad le Clos 200 m backstroke swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m backstroke swim (long course) is 1:57.81. Performance date: 2015-08-16. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 · long course, 50 m pool; age 23; FRA
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“01:57.81”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2015
- 200 m backstroke swim (long course)1:57.81
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“01:57.81”
Chad le Clos 50 m butterfly swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m butterfly swim (long course) is 23.23 s. Performance date: 2015-08-15. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 · long course, 50 m pool; age 23; FRA
Source quote and limits
“23.23”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2015
- 50 m butterfly swim (long course)23.23 s
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“23.23”
Chad le Clos 100 m butterfly swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m butterfly swim (long course) is 50.56 s. Performance date: 2015-08-08. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
16th FINA World Championships 2015 · long course, 50 m pool; age 23; RUS
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“50.56”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2015
- 100 m butterfly swim (long course)50.56 s
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“50.56”
Chad le Clos 50 m butterfly swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m butterfly swim (short course) is 21.95 s. Performance date: 2014-12-06. Age at the time: 22. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 · short course, 25 m pool; age 22; QAT
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“21.95”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2014
- 50 m butterfly swim (short course)21.95 s
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“21.95”
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m freestyle swim (short course) is 1:41.45. Performance date: 2014-12-03. Age at the time: 22. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 · short course, 25 m pool; age 22; QAT
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“01:41.45”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2014
- 200 m freestyle swim (short course)1:41.45
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“01:41.45”
Chad le Clos 200 m individual medley swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m individual medley swim (short course) is 1:51.56. Performance date: 2014-09-01. Age at the time: 22. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup 2014 · short course, 25 m pool; age 22; UAE
Source quote and limits
“01:51.56”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2014
- 200 m individual medley swim (short course)1:51.56
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“01:51.56”
Chad le Clos 200 m individual medley swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m individual medley swim (long course) is 1:57.94. Performance date: 2014-04-11. Age at the time: 21. This was a competition result. The source at swimmingworldmagazine.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2014 South African National Aquatic Championships, Durban, men 200 m individual medley final · Final; long course, 50 m pool; age 21; RSA
Source quote and limits
“1:57.94”
The day-five results and the same-day race report place this final on 11 April 2014. The World Aquatics profile date of 7 April is the meet start date.
2014
- 200 m individual medley swim (long course)1:57.94
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“1:57.94”
Chad le Clos 100 m individual medley swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m individual medley swim (short course) is 52.14 s. Performance date: 2013-11-13. Age at the time: 21. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 · short course, 25 m pool; age 21; CHN
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“52.14”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2013
- 100 m individual medley swim (short course)52.14 s
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“52.14”
Chad le Clos 400 m individual medley swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 400 m individual medley swim (short course) is 3:59.23. Performance date: 2013-11-09. Age at the time: 21. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 · short course, 25 m pool; age 21; JPN
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“03:59.23”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2013
- 400 m individual medley swim (short course)3:59.23
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“03:59.23”
Chad le Clos 200 m butterfly swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m butterfly swim (long course) is 1:52.96. Performance date: 2012-07-31. Age at the time: 20. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
Olympic Games London 2012 · long course, 50 m pool; age 20; GBR
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“01:52.96”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2012
- 200 m butterfly swim (long course)1:52.96
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“01:52.96”
Chad le Clos 400 m individual medley swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 400 m individual medley swim (long course) is 4:12.24. Performance date: 2012-07-28. Age at the time: 20. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
Olympic Games London 2012, men 400 m individual medley heats · Heat 5; long course, 50 m pool; age 20; London
Source quote and limits
“04:12.24”
The World Aquatics profile supplies the personal-best value. The same-day Swimming World report places 4:12.24 in Heat 5 on 28 July 2012: https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-kosuke-hagino-with-asian-record-to-lead-400-im-phelps-underperforms/ . Wikipedia's event page lists heats 'Chad le Clos South Africa 4:12.24 Q, NR' and final '5 Chad le Clos South Africa 4:12.42' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metre_individual_medley).
2012
- 400 m individual medley swim (long course)4:12.24
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“04:12.24”
Chad le Clos 200 m breaststroke swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m breaststroke swim (long course) is 2:20.83. Performance date: 2011-09-08. Age at the time: 19. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
10th African Games 2011 · long course, 50 m pool; age 19; MOZ
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“02:20.83”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2011
- 200 m breaststroke swim (long course)2:20.83
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“02:20.83”
Chad le Clos 400 m freestyle swim (long course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 400 m freestyle swim (long course) is 3:51.37. Performance date: 2010-08-15. Age at the time: 18. This was a competition result. The source at worldaquatics.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 · long course, 50 m pool; age 18; SGP
Source quote and limits
“03:51.37”
Date and pool length are from the official personal-best table. Round is not stated. The quote is the time cell; the saved row identifies the event, age, meet, country and date.
2010
- 400 m freestyle swim (long course)3:51.37
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“03:51.37”
Chad le Clos 100 m breaststroke swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 100 m breaststroke swim (short course) is 1:04.31. Performance date: 2007-10-20. Age at the time: 15 (youth record). This was a competition result. The source at omegatiming.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2007 FINA Swimming World Cup, Durban, 100 m breaststroke final · Sixth place; age 15; short course, 25 m pool
Source quote and limits
“1:04.31”
The original timing sheet gives the event date and round. The 30.41 time is the start-to-50 m split in the 100 m breaststroke final. Final results are on PDF pages 52 and 102.
2007
- 100 m breaststroke swim (short course)1:04.31
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“1:04.31”
Chad le Clos 50 m breaststroke cumulative split (100 m swim, short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 50 m breaststroke cumulative split (100 m swim, short course) is 30.41 s. Performance date: 2007-10-20. Age at the time: 15 (youth record). This was a competition result. The source at omegatiming.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2007 FINA Swimming World Cup, Durban, 100 m breaststroke final · Start-to-50 m split; age 15; 25 m pool
Source quote and limits
“30.41”
The original timing sheet gives the event date and round. The 30.41 time is the start-to-50 m split in the 100 m breaststroke final. Final results are on PDF pages 52 and 102.
2007
- 50 m breaststroke cumulative split (100 m swim, short course)30.41 s
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“30.41”
Chad le Clos 200 m breaststroke swim (short course)
Chad le Clos's recorded 200 m breaststroke swim (short course) is 2:17.79. Performance date: 2007-10-19. Age at the time: 15 (youth record). This was a competition result. The source at omegatiming.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2007 FINA Swimming World Cup, Durban, 200 m breaststroke final · Fifth place; age 15; short course, 25 m pool
Source quote and limits
“2:17.79”
The original timing sheet gives the event date and round. The 30.41 time is the start-to-50 m split in the 100 m breaststroke final. Final results are on PDF pages 52 and 102.
2007
- 200 m breaststroke swim (short course)2:17.79
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“2:17.79”
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