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Clayton Jimmie

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Clayton Jimmie
Personal information
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)
Durban, South Africa[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 50 m freestyle
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Accra 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tunis 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tunis 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tunis 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tunis 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Luanda 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Accra 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tunis 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Luanda 50 m freestyle

Clayton Jimmie (born 10 July 1995) is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2][3]

In April 2022, at the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships, Jimmie won the bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.82 seconds, achieved a qualifying time for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the event and was named to the South Africa roster in the event for the 2022 World Championships.[4][5] On day five of the World Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, he placed 55th in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 50.68 seconds.[6] Later in the same prelims session, he placed eighteenth in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay, splitting a 56.05 for the butterfly leg of the relay.[7] Two days later, he placed 43rd in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.74 seconds.[8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England in July and August, Jimmie qualified for the semifinals of the 50 metre butterfly ranking 16th with a time of 24.17 seconds in the preliminaries.[9] Later in the same preliminaries session, he was part of the South Africa relay team that was disqualified in the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay.[10] For the semifinals of the 50 metre butterfly later the same day, he did not advance to the final, placing seventh in his semifinal heat.[11] The following day, he helped qualify the 4×100 metre freestyle relay to the final ranking sixth, splitting a 50.28 for the second leg of the relay in the morning preliminaries.[12] In the evening final, he lowered his split time for the second leg of the relay to a 50.12 to contribute to a time of 3:23.41 and sixth-place finish.[13]

Day five of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Jimmie ranked fourteenth in the preliminaries of the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.98 seconds, qualifying for the semifinals.[14][15] He placed eleventh in the semifinals with a time of 22.62 seconds.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Clayton Jimmie - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ SwimSA TV (10 April 2022). "National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 5". YouTube. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Veteran Le Clos joins teenage brigade in SA Team for swimming World Championships". Swimming South Africa. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ FINA (21 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ FINA (21 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ FINA (23 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heats Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Commonwealth Games Day 1: Van Niekerk powers again to Games record to advance to 50m final, Le Clos fails to defend 50m fly". News24. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heats Results Summary". Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Sprinter Akani Simbine qualifies for second round of 100m at Commonwealth Games". SABC News. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Freestyle Semi-Finals Results Summary". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Golden girl Van Niekerk makes it two from two as SA swimmers rake in more medals". Swimming South Africa. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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