Zane Waddell wins gold for SA at World Swimming Championships | IOL

The World Swimming Championships ended on a brilliant note for South Africa on Sunday with Zane Waddell winning the gold medal in the 50m backstroke.

With the word "Ubuntu" proudly displayed on his breast, Waddell beat Russian world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov to the wall for his maiden world title at the biennial event. Although the 50m backstroke is not an Olympic event, it will give Waddell a shot in the arm for the 100m event in the build up to the 2020 Tokyo Games.

National record-holder Zandberg is the undisputed South African king of the 50m backstroke boasting three world bronze medals and the gold from Melbourne 2007.

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