Three-up Le Clos, Van der Burgh lead South Africa as upsets dominate


Swimming - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100m Butterfly - Medal Ceremony - Optus Aquatic Centre - Gold Coast, Australia - April 9, 2018. Gold medalist Chad Le Clos of South Africa. REUTERS/David Gray

GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - Chad le Clos completed a sweep of butterfly titles at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Monday to cap a three-gold performance for South Africa on a penultimate day of the swimming programme that produced several upsets.

Le Clos' third gold of the meeting was followed by Cameron van der Burgh's upset of world record holder Adam Peaty in the men's 50 metres breaststroke and Tatjana Schoenmaker winning the 100m breaststroke.

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