Chad le Clos gets revenge on Tom Shields, in nail-biting 200m butterfly
The South African managed a bigger victory margin in the 50m, after almost leaving it too late in the 200m, while Cameron van der Burgh also bagged a gold medal
Chad Le Clos produced his trademark kick on the final lap to exact revenge on American Tom Shields and clinch the 200m butterfly gold at the World Cup in Doha on Wednesday night. But Le Clos was far more dominant in the 50m ’fly at the end of the evening‚ notching up a bigger margin of victory in the two-lap sprint — winning by 0.3sec compared with the 0.27sec gap in the endurance event. Shields‚ who beat Le Clos in their previous 200m showdown at the Hong Kong leg of the World Cup at the weekend‚ built up a narrow lead over the first half‚ then stretched it even further over the third quarter.Even on the final 25m lap‚ the South African looked to have blown his chance after he surfaced before the American — swimmers go faster under water — but he had the spare fuel to outswim his rival to the wall in 1min 49.59sec. "I’m very happy‚" said Le Clos‚ who raced unshaved. "Tom and I are buddies and he won the last one so we’re one-all at the moment."In the 50m Le Clos pushed his unbeaten...
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