10 Things you don’t know about Chad le Clos

1.  Full name Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos

2.  Born born 12 April 1992

3.   Chad le Clos attended Westville Boys’ High School in Durban, South Africa, matriculating in 2010

4.   Chad le Clos was conferred the silver Order of Ikhamanga on 27 April 2013 in absentia. In a statement by the Chairperson of the National Orders Advisory Council, Dr. Cassius Lubisi, le Clos was conferred the honour “For his excellent achievements on the international swimming stage, especially at the London Olympics in 2012

5.  Chad le Clos was also announced as the KZN Newsmaker of the Year 2013 at a glittering banquet held at the Durban City Hall on 9 October 2013

6.  Chad le Clos won the Daily News SPAR Sports Person of the Year in 2010 in which the top school sportsmen are nominated.

7.   At the, Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Chad le Clos collected 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. He won the title in the 200 meter butterfly and the 400 meter individual medley, breaking the Games record in both events

8.  On the first day of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Chad le Clos finished fifth in the 400 meter individual medley. On the fourth day, Chad le Clos won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly in 1min 52.96 sec, edging out the 2004 and 2008 Olympic champion and world record holder, Michael Phelps, by 0.05 seconds.

9.   Chad le Clos also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

10.  In the course of the 2012 Games, Chad’s father, Bert le Clos, became an instant media personality as a result of being interviewed on British television about his son’s achievement of winning a gold medal