SWIMMING
More glory as Cameron van der Burgh goes out in blaze of gold
The South African wins a fifth world championship gold medal before heading to London to pursue a career in finance
Cameron van der Burgh won the fifth world championship gold medal of his career on Wednesday and then confirmed his retirement. The newly married 30-year-old‚ who recently relocated to London to pursue a career in finance‚ claimed victory in the 100m breaststroke in a 56.01 sec championship record at the short-course (25m pool) showpiece in Hangzhou‚ China. Van der Burgh‚ the Olympic champion at the London 2012 Games and silver medallist in Rio four years later‚ made the podium at every world championship gala in which he competed‚ starting with his debut as a teenager at the 2007 long-course (50m pool) showpiece in Melbourne‚ amassing 17 medals in total. Over the years the Pretoria-born swimmer has missed only the 2012 short-course gala.
“It means the world to me. It is my last race‚ so I am extremely happy‚” he said. “The world championship means a lot. It is the last one. It is sad but I am happy to end on a high‚” he said‚ saying he had to fight incredible pain over the fi...
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