Windsor — SA’s Chad le Clos continued his success at the Short Course World Swimming Championships with his third gold, in the 50m butterfly. Le Clos, who had smashed his own world record to claim gold in the 100m butterfly on Thursday, was once again too hot for the competition. The 24-year-old hit the wall in 21.98sec, almost half a second faster than American Tom Shields, who took silver in 22.40. Australia’s David Morgan won bronze in 22.47. But Le Clos‚ who took the 200m freestyle silver last week‚ was unable to progress beyond the heats of the 100m freestyle on Saturday‚ his 48.31 more than half-a-second off a spot in the semifinals.
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