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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 2008 Olympic[1] team.

George Du Rand

Personal information
Full name	Johannes Du Rand
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 39) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Tennessee (USA)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200 m backstroke

He competed in the United States for the University of Tennessee.

Among other events, he has swum at the:

• 2006 Commonwealth Games
• 2007 World Championships
• 2008 Short Course Worlds

See also

• World record progression 200 metres backstroke

References

External links

• 2006 Commonwealth Games bio^{[permanent dead link]}

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