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Du Rand leads SA charge

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South Africa's George du Rand smashed the 200 metres backstroke short course world record while Cameron van der Burgh and Roland Schoeman clocked meet records on the second and final day of the Fina Swimming World Cup leg in Moscow, Russia on Saturday. Full Article at iAfrica.com

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