Le Clos strikes double blow, Seto in rookie win
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 05.46
- Online news: Sports
South Africa's Olympic 100m butterfly champion Chad Le Clos added the world short course crown to his collection on Thursday with a commanding victory in the final.
Thomas Shield (L) of USA, Chad Le Clos (C) of South Africa and Ryan Lochte of USA pose with their medals on the podium after the Men's 100m Butterfly Final on December 13, 2012 at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul.
Le Clos won in 48.82sec, ahead of American duo Thomas Shields, in 49.54sec, with Ryan Lochte, who captured gold in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay on Wednesday, taking bronze in 49.59sec.
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