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Namibia: Wantenaar Makes Namibian Swimming History

Ronan Wantenaar made history on Monday when he became the first Namibian swimmer to qualify for a final at the Commonwealth Games.

On Sunday, he came second in his first round heat in 27.13 seconds to progress to the semi-finals, in which he came third in 27.21 to make it through to the final.

That was also the fifth-fastest semi-final time and put him in contention for a medal, but competing against some of the world’s top swimmers in the final he had to settle for sixth place in 27.31.

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