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Copying from Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa to Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for South Africa using Cat-a-lot

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{{Short description|South African swimmer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Troyden Prinsloo
| fullname = Hercules Troyden Prinsloo
| national_team = {{RSA}}
| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]
| club =
| collegeteam = [[Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving|University of Georgia]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | South Africa}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 800 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[All-Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 Algiers]] | 400 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 Algiers]] | 800 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 Algiers]] | 1500 m freestyle}}
}}

'''Hercules Troyden Prinsloo''' (born 16 November 1985) is a [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[South Africa]], who won three gold medals at the [[2007 All-Africa Games]]. Previously he earned a silver medal in the men's 800m freestyle at the [[Pan Pacific Games]], and placed third at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in the men's 1500m freestyle. He also represented South Africa at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing and at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Troy Prinsloo Bio, Stats, and Results|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/troy-prinsloo-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052912/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/troy-prinsloo-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-18|website = Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate = 2016-01-09}}</ref>

==Major Results==
===Individual===
====Long course====
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|[[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]
|18th (h)
|800 m freestyle
|[[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle|7:59.69]]
|-
|11th (h)
|1500 m freestyle
|[[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|15:16.60]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2006
|rowspan=2|[[Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
|10th (h)
|400 m freestyle
|[[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle|3:53.91]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|1500 m freestyle
|[[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|15:11.88]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|rowspan=3 align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Canada]]
| '''-'''
|400 m freestyle *<sup>1</sup>
|[[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|DNS]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|800 m freestyle
|[[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle|7:56.82]]
|-
|7th
|1500 m freestyle
|[[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|15:19.25]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|rowspan=3|[[Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=3 align=left |{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m freestyle
|3:55.29
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800 m freestyle
|8:02.84
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m freestyle
|15:24.93
|-
|2008
|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], [[China]]
|22nd (h)
|1500 m freestyle
|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|15:12.64]]
|}

*<sup>1</sup> Did not start in the final B. (At the heats, he finished 12th place with 3:54.10)

====Short course====
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|rowspan=3|[[2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3 align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis]], [[United States]]
|11th (h)
|400 m freestyle
|3:49.3
|-
|5th
|1500 m freestyle
|14:57.76
|-
|17th (h)
|400 m medley
|4:27.21
|}

====Open water swimming====
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|rowspan=2|[[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]], [[China]]
|21st
|5 km
|[[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 km|56:37.3]]
|-
|38th
|10 km
|[[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km|1:58:48.5]]
|-
|2012
|[[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|align=left |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], [[Great Britain]]
|12th
|10 km
|[[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre|1:50:52.9]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|[[Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|51st
|10 km
|[[Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km|1:51:48.0]]
|-
|28th
|25 km
|[[Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 25 km|5:03:19.8]]
|}

===Relay===
====Short course====
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2|[[2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis]], [[United States]]
|10th (h)
|4 × 100 m freestyle
|3:27.64
|-
|6th
|4 × 200 m freestyle
|7:18.94
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070902034154/http://www.superswimmer.co.za/ SuperSwimmer]

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Afrikaner people]]
[[Category:South African male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers]]
[[Category:South African expatriate swimmers in the United States]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for South Africa]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:South African people of Dutch descent]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for South Africa]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:20th-century South African people]]
[[Category:21st-century South African sportsmen]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in swimming]]

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