Riaan Schoeman (born 18 September 1989 in

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) is a South African swimmer who specializes in the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. He is a multiple-time South African champion and record holder for the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. Schoeman also competes in open water events and was victorious in the 2009 edition of the

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. His brother Henri Schoeman is also an athlete, winning bronze in the

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triathlon. Throughout his career he has been ranked as high as second in the 400m Individual Medley world rankings and has consistently finished among the top ten. Schoeman has represented

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at the

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in Beijing and the

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in London. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

in Delhi, India, Schoeman claimed a bronze medal in the 400m Individual Medley. He has also competed in both the

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in Algiers as well as the

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held in Maputo, he received seven medals throughout these Games.

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