George Du Rand
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| Full name | Johannes Du Rand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1982 Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Tennessee (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ First SA athletes named for Beijing team Mail & Guardian online. Published 23 April 2008; retrieved 11 July 2008.
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