🏊♂️Matthew Sates wins gold 🏅 to lead the charge on an explosive 💣opening day for the SA team at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships. 🎉Congrats Mat! MatthewStates TheCitizenSport Catch up on what's happening here⤵️
Matthew Sates reacts after winning gold at the World Short-Course Championships. Picture: Getty ImagesWorld Short-Course Swimming Championships
, with teenager Matthew Sates leading the charge by securing his maiden global title in Melbourne on Tuesday. Sates rocketed across the 25-metre pool to win gold in the men’s 200m individual medley, with the former World Cup series champion touching the wall first in 1:50.15 and setting a new African record.
Though he had qualified only fourth fastest in the morning heats, 19-year-old Sates was in superb form in the final, finishing well clear of American swimmer Carson Foster, who secured the silver medal in 1:50.96.Meanwhile, 18-year-old Pieter Coetze also made waves in the 100m backstroke semifinals. Coetze, who earned three medals at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year, was sixth fastest in the 100m backstroke semifinals in 49.85, also setting an African record and booking his place in Wednesday’s final .Experienced compatriot Chad le Clos also made it safely through the semifinals in the men’s 50m butterfly event.
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