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Today, 12 years ago, SA Men’s relay swim team win gold at Athens Olympics─── 16:26 Mon, 15 Aug 2016
The South Africa men's 4 x 100m relay team won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. South Africa broke the world record. (Photo: Gallo/Tertuis Pickard)
Bloemfontein - The 4 x 100m South Africa men’s relay team won gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
The team that comprised of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked a new world record of 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds at the time, ahead of the Netherlands and USA respectively.
Watch the video below to relive the historic moment.
Source: South Africa History Online
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