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Suzaan van Biljon

Personal information
Full name	Suzaan van Biljon
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 200 m breaststroke 2006 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke 2008 Manchester 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 50 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 100 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 200 m breaststroke 2011 Maputo 4×100m freestyle relay 2011 Maputo 4×100m medley relay 2011 Maputo 50m freestyle

Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) 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. 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.

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

Affiliations

• TuksSport - University of Pretoria, South Africa

References

1. "Athlete Profile - Suzaan van Biljon". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
2. "Suzaan van Biljon Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
3. "Women's 200m Breaststroke - Olympic Swimming | London 2012". 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
4. "Van Biljon delighted with national call-up". OFM. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
5. "Our Sponsored Athletes > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. Our Sponsored Athletes Retrieved June 25, 2011

External links

• Van Biljon rounds off a successful season

Awards
Preceded by Kirsty Coventry	African Swimmer of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry

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