George Du Rand
Personal information
Full nameJohannes Du Rand
Nationality South Africa
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamTennessee (USA)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 200 m backstroke

Johannes ("George") Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 meter backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic[1] team.

He competed in the United States for the University of Tennessee.

Among other events, he has swum at the:

See also

References

  1. First SA athletes named for Beijing team Mail & Guardian online. Published 23 April 2008; retrieved 11 July 2008.


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