Career
Rousseau is the South African record holder in the 400m Individual Medley (LCM) with a time of 4:11.11, which he achieved while winning the event at the 2013 U.S. Open. He competed in the 2009 and 2011 World Swimming Championships, in Rome and Shanghai respectively. He competed in the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, in Delhi and Glasgow respectively. He competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won bronze medals in the 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400 m individual medley where he finished 21st in the heats with a time of 4:18.72 and did not qualify for the final. He also competed in the 200 m butterfly where he finished 23rd in the heats with a time of 1:57.33 and did not qualify for the semifinals. He was part of South Africa's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team that finished 10th in the heats and did not qualify for the final. Rousseau retired from competitive swimming following the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.References
Living people 1990 births Florida Gators men's swimmers Olympic swimmers of South Africa South African male swimmers Swimmers from Johannesburg Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Alumni of South African College Schools {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub