Pieter Coetzé cruises into 200m backstroke final; Michael Houlie confirms early favourite tag
Pieter Coetzé clocked the second-fastest time of the 200m backstroke heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday morning, but the way he took his foot off the gas suggested he’s still the overwhelming favourite for gold on Sunday night.
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