Durban – There were no words to describe the euphoria of Chad le Clos’s family and over a hundred fans last night when the Durban swimming star beat the odds to win the men’s 200m butterfly race by a split second and give SA its second gold medal of the Olympic Games.

Chad’s older brother Justin and sister, Bianca Matos, along with extended family and friends, all in supporters’ T-shirts were at the Stella Sports Club in the Durban suburb of Glenwood to watch his race. Chad’s little brother Jordan, 14, was with his parents Geraldine and Bert at the Olympics.