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Pieter Coetzé shatters 50m backstroke world record to lead South African World Cup surge

IOL · 09 October 2026 at 18:46

Pieter Coetzé shatters 50m backstroke world record to lead South African World Cup surge

After out-touching world-record holder Isaac Cooper and series leader Egor Kornev in Uzbekistan, 22-year-old Pieter Coetzé admits he was caught off guard by his sensational 50m backstroke victory.

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