Sates eighth in first world champs final as SA water polo women just miss out

The 18-year-old was the youngest swimmer in the 200m individual medley final and third-quickest off the blocks. He touched in second place on the first turn after the butterfly leg but dropped well back on the backstroke and left himself too much catching up to do.

The Pietermaritzburg swimmer said he felt tired before the start of the final — perhaps the from the effects of his previous races and a cold he is recovering from. The speedy butterfly leg of the medley also took its toll on the young star who was set to be back in action in the 100m butterfly heats on Thursday.

Chelius swam a speedy SA record time of 24.65 at last year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo to reach the semifinals where she went even quicker, finishing in another national record time of 24.64. All square with one minute to go in the match, Argentina struck with just 10 seconds on the clock to sneak the 7-6 win.

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