Pieter Coetze Achieves Double Crown As Sa Swimmers Shine In World Cup Series

South African swimmers wrapped up a successful World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series in Singapore on Saturday with Pieter Coetz claiming seven victories in total and ultimately securing fourth place in the overall standings.

This years series took place over three legs in Shanghai, Incheon and Singapore with significant prize money up for grabs.

Coetz became the first swimmer of the series to achieve a coveted crown by winning a third straight 200m backstroke race of the series on Thursday in 1:49.88.

He followed that up with a third victory in the 100m backstroke on Saturday in 49:36 seconds, earning US10,000 for each crown.

The 20-year-old broke two African records on his way to seven golds, two silvers and two bronzes over the three World Cups.