Riaan Schoeman (born 18 September 1989) is a South African swimmer who specializes in the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. He is a multiple-time South African champion and record holder for the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. Schoeman also competes in open water events and was victorious in the 2009 edition of the Midmar Mile. His brother Henri Schoeman is also an athlete, winning bronze in the

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triathlon. Throughout his career he has been ranked as high as second in the 400m Individual Medley world rankings and has consistently finished among the top ten. Schoeman has represented

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at the

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in Beijing and the

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in London. At the

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in Delhi, India, Schoeman claimed a bronze medal in the 400m Individual Medley. He has also competed in both the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games (; ), also known as Algiers 2007 (), took place from 11 to 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers became the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were a ...

in Algiers as well as the

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held in Maputo, he received seven medals throughout these Games.

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