# Swimming: South Africa’s Pieter Coetzé finished second in his semifinal heat of the 100-meter backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. He qualified for tomorrow’s final with the third fastest time. Earlier Catherine van Rensburg conquered the grueling women’s one-thousand-500-meter freestyle to finish 26th overall. Matthew Sates finished 32nd overall in the men’s 200-meter freestyle.
Swimming: Coetzé qualifies for 100-meter backstroke final at World Champs