During the 2007 World Championships held in Melbourne, Australia, Lyndon became the first man out of Africa to complete the 100m butterfly in under 52 seconds, touching the wall in 51.90 seconds and with that breaking his own African record. He was also part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay, both placing fourth.
Lyndon also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he set the African record in the 100m freestyle at 48.00, earning a sixth place in the finals. He also competed in the 100m butterfly, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay.
In May 2009, it was announced that he was part of South Africa's team to the 2009 World Championships. At the 2009 World Championships, Lyndon became the first male athlete from Africa, to complete the 100m freestyle in under 48 seconds, setting the African record at 47.79 seconds. He is still the only man from Africa to have completed the 100m freestyle in a sub 48 second swim.[3] He is the holder of the following records: (Updated July 2014)
He attended the University of Arizona,[4] where he competed at the NCAA level for his four years of eligibility under the tutelage of former-Olympian, world-renowned sprint coach, Rick DeMont. Lyndon completed his eligibility as a 24-time All-American, NCAA record holder, 3-time relay national champion as well as national champion in the 100y butterfly. Lyndon now lives in South Africa.
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lyndon, ferns, born, september, 1983, pietersburg, south, africa, retired, olympic, gold, medalist, former, world, record, swimmer, from, south, africa, swam, south, africa, 2004, 2008, olympics, personal, informationnationality, south, africaborn, 1983, septe. Lyndon Ferns born 24 September 1983 in Pietersburg South Africa 1 is a retired Olympic gold medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics 2 Lyndon FernsPersonal informationNationality South AfricaBorn 1983 09 24 24 September 1983 age 40 Pietersburg now Polokwane South AfricaHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm Weight198 lb 90 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesSprint Freestyle ButterflyClubFord AquaticsCollege teamArizona Wildcats USA Medal record Men s swimming Representing South Africa Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4 100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 4 100 m freestyle At the 2004 Olympics he was a member of South Africa s Men s 4 100 m freestyle relay that won the event in a world record Three of the team were a part of the relay that broke the record and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games During the 2007 World Championships held in Melbourne Australia Lyndon became the first man out of Africa to complete the 100m butterfly in under 52 seconds touching the wall in 51 90 seconds and with that breaking his own African record He was also part of the 4 100 m freestyle and 4 100 m medley relay both placing fourth Lyndon also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where he set the African record in the 100m freestyle at 48 00 earning a sixth place in the finals He also competed in the 100m butterfly 4 100 m freestyle relay and 4 100 m medley relay In May 2009 it was announced that he was part of South Africa s team to the 2009 World Championships At the 2009 World Championships Lyndon became the first male athlete from Africa to complete the 100m freestyle in under 48 seconds setting the African record at 47 79 seconds He is still the only man from Africa to have completed the 100m freestyle in a sub 48 second swim 3 He is the holder of the following records Updated July 2014 African records 100 m freestyle 4 100 m freestyle relay South African records 100 m freestyle 4 100 m Freestyle relay In April 2011 Lyndon retired from competitive swimming Contents 1 College 2 Personal bests 3 Affiliations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCollege editHe attended the University of Arizona 4 where he competed at the NCAA level for his four years of eligibility under the tutelage of former Olympian world renowned sprint coach Rick DeMont Lyndon completed his eligibility as a 24 time All American NCAA record holder 3 time relay national champion as well as national champion in the 100y butterfly Lyndon now lives in South Africa Personal bests editEvent Time Date 50 lcm Freestyle 22 22 April 2008 100 lcm Freestyle 47 79 July 2009 100 lcm Butterfly 51 69 June 2009 Event Time Date 50 scm Freestyle 21 28 July 2006 50 scm Butterfly 22 83 July 2006 100 scm Freestyle 46 00 October 2009 100 scm Butterfly 50 17 November 2009 Event Time Date 50 y Freestyle 19 22 December 2003 100 y Freestyle 42 34 March 2005 100 y Butterfly 45 89 March 2006Affiliations editTuksSport University of Pretoria South Africa 2 Northern Tigers University of Arizona USASee also editList of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming men List of Olympic medalists in swimming men World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relayReferences edit Ferns result page Beijing2008 cn The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Archived from the original on 17 September 2008 Retrieved 30 June 2009 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Lyndon Ferns Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 30 June 2009 SA swim squad announced sport24 com za 12 May 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2009 Ferns bio page University of Arizona Athletics website Archived from the original on 13 January 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2009 External links editRetirement news article Sport24 Lyndon Ferns at World Aquatics Lyndon Ferns at Olympedia nbsp Lyndon Ferns at Olympics com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lyndon Ferns amp oldid 1220371167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
