The 29-year-old will now concentrate on the 100m butterfly heats on Thursday.

Unfortunately, he did not win and Mzansi reacted on the timeline.

TheMzansiswimmer bagged a silver medal in the breaststroke and has made the country really proud.

Chad le Clos, 5th place, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Men’s Butterfly 200m

Chad le Clos had a disappointing finish in the Tokyo Olympics Men’s 200m Butterfly event. Image: @chadleclosSource: Twitter

People such as Gauteng Department ofEducationMEC Panyaza Lesufi joined scores of fans in celebrating Schoenmakers success.

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