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George Du Rand

Personal information
Full name	Johannes Du Rand
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 42) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Tennessee (USA)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200m backstroke African Games 2007 Algiers 200m backstroke 1999 Johannesburg 200m 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 team.

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

Among other events, he has swum at the:

• 2006 Commonwealth Games
• 2007 World Championships
• 2008 Short Course Worlds

See also

• World record progression 200 metres backstroke

References

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

External links

• 2006 Commonwealth Games bio

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