Matt Sates booked a place in his first ever World Championships final in Budapest on Tuesday night.
The 18-year-old from Pietermaritzburg swam 1:57.74 to finish third in his 200m individual medley semifinal to secure a place in Wednesday’s final as the eighth quickest swimmer.
The teenager has been recovering from a cold he picked up before the start of the championships and his coach, Wayne Riddin, explained: “He definitely is not where he was two weeks ago, but he is getting stronger after those five days of antibiotics. On Tuesday evening, one of the events Le Clos should have swum was dominated by Hungary’s home hero Kristof Milak who shattered the 200m butterfly world record. He powered to victory well clear of any of his rivals in a blistering 1:50.34.
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