The Championships run from September 25 to 28, with morning heats starting at 8:30 CAT and evening finals at 17:00 CAT. The 33-year-old former Olympic champion is making his comeback after an extended break to recover from a back injury. He will represent KwaZulu-Natal as he prepares for one of the World Cup series meets in Carmel, Indiana, with his next major target being the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
Also competing in Pietermaritzburg this week are world junior 200m butterfly champion Kris Mihaylov and Jessica Thompson, who narrowly missed a medal by two hundredths of a second in the 50m backstroke at a recent event in Romania.<\/p>\n
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