Van der Burgh scooped gold on day 1 of the Swimming World Cup in Moscow in the men’s 50m breaststroke in 26.96 ahead of Peter John Stevens of Slovenia (27.46) and American Brendan McHugh (27.71).
The World Cup series includes stops in Moscow, Paris, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Doha and Dubai. Racing takes place over two days in each country.
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