Johannes ("George") Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 meter backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's

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First SA athletes named for Beijing team
''Mail & Guardian online''. Published 23 April 2008; retrieved 11 July 2008. team. He competed in the United States for the

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. Among other events, he has swum at the: * 2006 Commonwealth Games * 2007 World Championships * 2008 Short Course Worlds

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2006 Commonwealth Games bio
South African male swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Bloemfontein World record setters in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Tennessee Volunteers men's swimmers University of Tennessee alumni Male backstroke swimmers Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub

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