South African swimmer Chad le Clos is ready to challenge in the Paris pool after having to 'rebuild' following mental health struggles.
Chad le Clos is South Africa's most decorated Olympian, with one gold and three silver medals, and will compete at his fourth Games in Paris“I think it’s a very different Olympics for me than it was 12 years ago in London. This time around it’s a more mature, refined version of Chad.”The South African exploded into the public consciousness in 2012, beating Michael Phelps to gold by 0.05 seconds and denying the American giant a third successive Olympic title in the 200m butterfly.
Le Clos is hoping to improve on his performances in Toyko, where he finished fifth in the 200m butterfly and“The truth is Toyko was really difficult because Covid derailed me. I went on a darker path and without being with my team for nine, 10 months. “Finally, when I came out of this depression, I was swimming like I was in the past, and life became better in every sense.”Le Clos beat the great Michael Phelps and Japan's Takeshi Matsuda to top the podium in the 200m butterfly at London 2012
“I won silver in the 100m butterfly 12 years ago in 51.4 seconds. I think the qualifying time today is 51.5 seconds.”
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