South Africa’s Chad le Clos failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday morning
South Africa’s Chad le Clos failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday morning. Image: World Aquatics

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Chad le Clos misses out on 100m butterfly semi-finals

On Friday morning, South Africa’s Chad le Clos did not qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

02-08-24 12:32
South Africa’s Chad le Clos failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday morning
South Africa’s Chad le Clos failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday morning. Image: World Aquatics

South Africa’s Chad le Clos did not make it to the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday morning.

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Le Clos, swimming in Heat 2 of five, finished second in a time of 52:24.

Meanwhile, Matthew Sates finished seventh in the same heat as Le Clos in a disappointing 54:53 and also failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

Le Clos, who was battling an arm injury in the lead-up to the Games, was 24th fastest overall in the 40-swimmer strong field, while Sates was 35th.

Kristof Milak of Hungary posted the fastest time in the heats of 50:19.

It took a time of 51:62 to qualify for the semi-finals.

The semi-finals will start at 21:03 (SA time) on Friday evening