Suzaan van Biljon explained

Suzaan van Biljon
Fullname:Suzaan van Biljon
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:26 April 1988
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Weight:54kg (119lb)

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]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile - Suzaan van Biljon. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2008-06-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802090656/http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=103323. 2008-08-02.
  2. Web site: Suzaan van Biljon Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112629/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/suzaan-van-biljon-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 24 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Women's 200m Breaststroke - Olympic Swimming London 2012. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821111906/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032200/doc=summary.html. 21 August 2012. 24 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Van Biljon delighted with national call-up . OFM . 13 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Our Sponsored Athletes > University of Pretoria . 2011-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930141540/http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=10907 . 2012-09-30 . Our Sponsored Athletes Retrieved June 25, 2011