Cameron van der Burgh finished his swimming career with gold in the 50m breaststroke at the Fina Short-Course World Championships in Hangzhou, China.
Van der Burgh won in a championship record time of 25.41sec ahead of Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus and Felipe Lima of Brazil.
The 30-year-old South African had announced his retirement from swimming earlier in the week after taking gold in the 100m breaststroke event.
Typical of Cameron van der Burgh to say goodbye in such emphatic style! See all the action live on 📺 https://t.co/bEozhdW5qV #FINAHangzhou2018 pic.twitter.com/PGwcKoswWC
— FINA (@fina1908) December 16, 2018
Earlier on Sunday, Chad le Clos picked up a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle, finishing in 45.89sec behind the USA’s Caeleb Dressel, who won gold in a time of 45.62. Vladimir Morozov of Russia was second.
Another heavyweight clash awaited us in the Men’s 50m Fly where Le Clos took on Santos. Full live coverage from Hangzhou is available on 📺 https://t.co/bEozhdW5qV #FINAHangzhou2018 pic.twitter.com/3b6wpGmq4r
— FINA (@fina1908) December 15, 2018
