Johannesburg - South African Cameron van der Burgh continued his dominant form with a win the men's 100m breaststroke at the Fina Swimming World Cup, at the Hong Kong leg over the weekend.
Van der Burgh touched the wall in one minute 0.23 seconds ahead of Japan's Akihiro Yamaguchi and Aussie Tommy Sucipto. Van Der Burgh's performance earned him 914 Fina Points - the top performance in the men's competition on Saturday.
He has been in sensational form heading into Hong Kong.
The South African's win in the 100m followed a victory in the 50m breaststroke a day earlier. His 939-point swim in the 50m breaststroke on Friday evening was the best performance by any male at the meet. In the 50m, Van der Burgh clocked a fast time of 27.23 ahead of the Australian duo Matthew Treloar and Tommy Sucipto who grabbed a silver and bronze in 27.83 and 28.01 respectively. - ANA