David van der Colff

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David van der Colff
Personal information
NationalityBotswana
Born (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Swimming

David van der Colff (born 29 April 1997) is a Botswana swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 35th with a time of 57.77 seconds. [1] He did not advance to the semi-final.

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References

  1. "David Van der Colff". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.