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Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in Bloemfontein, South Africa)[1] is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.[2] 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.[3]

Suzaan van Biljon

Personal information
Full name	Suzaan van Biljon
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 34) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 200 m breaststroke 2006 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke 2008 Manchester 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 50 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 100 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 200 m breaststroke 2011 Maputo 4×100m freestyle relay 2011 Maputo 4×100m medley relay 2011 Maputo 50m freestyle

Her brother, Pite, is an international cricketer who has represented the South Africa cricket team.[4]

Affiliations

• TuksSport - University of Pretoria, South Africa[5]

References

External links

• Van Biljon rounds off a successful season

Awards
Preceded by Kirsty Coventry	African Swimmer of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry

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