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- Tanzanian swimmer Collins Saliboko says South African Chad Le Clos is his biggest inspiration heading into his own campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Le Clos won a relay bronze in Glasgow to reach 19 Commonwealth Games medals, the most by any male athlete in the event's history, while Saliboko has followed him since watching him beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics.
- Saliboko, 24, Tanzania's lone swimmer at these Games and its flagbearer, moved to England on a scholarship at 12 and competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics before racing multiple events in Glasgow, where his 100m freestyle season-best of 53.10 seconds did not get him out of the heats.
What to watch next
- Saliboko's men's 200m freestyle heats at Glasgow 2026, scheduled for Wednesday, July 29
- Saliboko's next outing at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar from October 31 to November 13, Africa's first Olympic event of its kind
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