南非奥运冠军游泳选手Chad le Clos在苏格兰格拉斯哥参加英联邦运动会期间，其位于开普敦Sea Point海边地区的公寓于7月30日在火灾中被摧毁[1]。le Clos在赛后一天通过Instagram宣布了这一消息，他在公寓中居住已超过十年[1]。这场火灾造成至少一名老年邻居丧生[1]。
le Clos在本届英联邦运动会上赢得男子4x100米混合泳接力铜牌，这是他在该赛事历史上获得的第21枚奖牌[1]。面对家园损失，他的基金会表示将筹集资金帮助其他受灾邻居重建家园[1]。这位在2012年伦敦奥运会获得200米蝶泳金牌、共获得4枚奥运奖牌和16个世界冠军的游泳名将，目前正计划参加2028年洛杉矶奥运会[1]。
South African Olympic champion swimmer Chad le Clos announced that his apartment in Cape Town's Sea Point suburb was destroyed in a fire on July 30 while he was competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland [1]. The swimmer, who had resided in the apartment for over a decade, revealed the loss through an Instagram post the day after his competition [1].
The fire claimed the life of at least one elderly neighbor [1]. Despite the personal tragedy, le Clos achieved a significant milestone at the Games by winning his 21st Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay [1]. Through his foundation, le Clos announced plans to raise funds to help other neighbors rebuild their homes [1].
Le Clos, a four-time Olympic medalist who won gold in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics and has earned 16 world championships, indicated his intention to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics [1].