third and final event, the 100 metre butterfly final on day six, he won the gold medal with a time of 48.59 seconds. International championships (50 m) Le Clos swam only in the prelims heats. Le Clos withdrew after qualifying for the final. International championships (25 m) Le Clos swam only in the prelims heats. Personal best times Long course (50-metre pool) Short course (25-metre pool) Swimming World Cup circuits The following medals Le Clos has won at Swimming World Cup circuits. Guinness world records "Most gold medals won in the FINA Swimming World Cup (male)", 2018: 143 gold medals from 2009 to 2018. World records Short course (25-metre pool) Legend: AF – African record; CR – Commonwealth record; NR – South African record Awards and honours FINA, Top 10 Moments: 2021 Swimming World Cup (#3) FINA, Athlete of the Year, Swimming (male): 2014, 2018 SwimSwam Swammy Award, Male Swimmer of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2018 He was conferred the silver Order of Ikhamanga on 27 April 2013. In a statement by the Chairperson of the National Orders Advisory Council, Dr. Cassius Lubisi, le Clos was conferred the honour "For his excellent achievements on the international swimming stage, especially at the London Olympics in 2012, thus placing South Africa in high standing globally in the field of Aquatic sports." He was also announced as the KZN Newsmaker of the Year 2013 at the Durban City Hall on 9 October 2013. The event was hosted by the Durban University of Technology, the City of Durban, and the DUT Journalism Advisory Board. Radio personality Alan Khan was the programme director. Le Clos was not present to receive his award as he was swimming in Moscow. His father, Bert le Clos, received the honour on le Clos' behalf. Le Clos won the Daily News SPAR Sports Person of the Year in 2010, in which the top school sportsmen were nominated. See also World record progression 100 metres butterfly World record progression 200 metres butterfly List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men) List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming List of African records in swimming References External links 1992 births Living people Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South