Suzaan van Biljon
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Suzaan van Biljon (born 26 April 1988 in Bloemfontein, South Africa)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Her brother, Pite, is an international cricketer who has represented the South Africa cricket team.[4]