William Diering
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| Full name | William Grant Diering | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 May 1986 Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuksSport | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Grant Diering (born May 7, 1986 in Sandton, Gauteng) is a South African swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Diering posted his record of 2:06.85 to earn a bronze in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships in Manchester, England.[2]
Diering qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by breaking a new South African record and clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:11.88 from the national championships.[3][4] Diering lowered his African record to 2:10.39 to take an eighth spot for the semifinals in the preliminary heats, just 0.11 of a second ahead of his teammate Neil Versfeld.[5][6] Followed by the next morning's session, Diering failed to qualify for the final, as he finished his semifinal run in twelfth place with a time of 2:10.21.[7]
Shortly after the Olympics, Diering edged out Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli by nearly two seconds to claim the 200 m breaststroke title at the African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg with a time of 2:16.00.[8]
References
- ↑ "William Diering". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "World Short Course Championships: Great Britain's Kristopher Gilchrist Wins 200 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "South African Championships: William Diering, Lize-Mari Retief Break African Records". Swimming World Magazine. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ Ballantyne, Tommy (7 April 2008). "Schoeman packs his bags". Post (South Africa). Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ Lohn, John (12 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Olympic Record Tumbles Twice, Daniel Gyurta Paces Qualifying in 200 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "African Championships: William Diering Claims 200 Breast Title". Swimming World Magazine. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.