Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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) is an Olympic-
swimmer
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from
South Africa
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. She swam for South Africa at the
2008
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and
2012 Olympics
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, and as of June 2009 holds both
African
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and
South African records. She holds the African record for the long course 200 m breaststroke, set at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the short course records in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke.
Her brother,
Pite, is an international cricketer who has represented the
South Africa cricket team
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.
Affiliations
*TuksSport -
University of Pretoria
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, South Africa
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Van Biljon rounds off a successful season
1988 births
Living people
South African people of British descent
Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
South African female swimmers
University of Pretoria alumni
Female breaststroke swimmers
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for South Africa
Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
South African people of Dutch descent
Afrikaner people
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
African Games gold medalists for South Africa
African Games medalists in swimming
African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games
20th-century South African women
21st-century South African women
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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