Swimming: The South African swimming sensation Pieter Coetzé is through to the semifinal of the 50-metre backstroke at the 2025 World Aquatic Championships in Singapore. He finished first in his heat in a time of 24.36 seconds and was the second fastest qualifier for the semifinal. Coetzé, two days ago, took the gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke and on Friday followed that up with an African record and a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke.
Swimming: Coetzé through to semifinal of 50m backstroke