体坛英语新闻：South Africa rising star gets six golds at World Cup Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- South African teenager Chad Le Clos won another three gold medals on the second day of the FINA/Arena World Cup in Singapore, raising hist gold total at the game to six.

Le Clos finished men's 200-meter freestyle in one minute 43.80 seconds, and won the 100-meter butterfly title in 50.63 seconds. He eventually made it to six by winning the 200-meter individual medley in 1:54.06.

The 19-year-old said the success of American phenom Michael Phelps showed it was possible to compete in multiple events, though his foremost strength was still in the butterfly races.

"So I am just trying to maximize my potential. You know, just to see how many events I can swim. It is not easy swimming a lot of events back to back. I am preparing myself for the future," he said.

Le Clos has been tipped to be a potential star at the London Olympics next year. He said he was trying to use the Singapore World Cup as an opportunity to teach himself how to race several events and race when he was tired.

He said he would try to compete in seven events at London, including two butterflies, two individual medleys and three relay events.