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'''Theophilus "Theo" Verster''' (born January 14, 1975 in [[Durban]]) is a retired South African swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and in individual medley events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Theo Verster|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/theo-verster-1.html|7 June 2013}}</ref> He won three medals at the [[1999 All-Africa Games]], and later represented [[South Africa]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. He also held an African record of 55.04 from the 2002 Telkom International Sprint Challenge that defeated [[Terence Parkin]] for a top finish and sliced off [[Brendon Dedekind]]'s standard by 0.37 of a second.<ref>{{cite news|last=Els|first=Mark|title=Verster fells Africa 100m record|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/verster-fells-africa-100m-record-1.505723#.UbF0zJxc17c|publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]]|date=4 January 2002|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> During his sporting career, Verster trained full-time for the Pietermaritzburg Seals Swim Club under his personal coach Wayne Riddin.
'''Theophilus "Theo" Verster''' (born 14 January 1975) is a South African former swimmer, who specialised in butterfly and in individual medley events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Theo Verster|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/theo-verster-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031202/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/theo-verster-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 7 June 2013}}</ref> He won three medals at the [[1999 All-Africa Games]], and later represented South Africa at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. He also held an African record of 55.04 from the 2002 Telkom International Sprint Challenge that defeated [[Terence Parkin]] for a top finish and sliced off [[Brendon Dedekind]]'s standard by 0.37 of a second.<ref>{{cite news|last=Els|first=Mark|title=Verster fells Africa 100m record|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/verster-fells-africa-100m-record-1.505723|work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]|location=South Africa|date=4 January 2002|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> During his sporting career, Verster trained full-time under his personal coach Alisdair Hatfield.


Verster made his first worldwide headline at the [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]] in [[Sydney]], where he placed seventh each in the 100 m butterfly (54.28) and 200 m individual medley (2:04.24).<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 6|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/991.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=27 August 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 7|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/992.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=28 August 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> On that same year, at the [[1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] in [[Johannesburg]], Verster established meet records to claim two golds each in the 200 m butterfly (2:04.69) and in the 200 m individual medley (2:04.10). In the 100 m butterfly, he was upstaged by fellow teammate Kelly on a head-to-head race, ending up only with a silver in 54.75.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heyns cruises at All Africa Games|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/swimming/news/1999/09/12/heyns_allafrica/|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=12 September 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref>
Verster ascended to prominence in the global scene at the [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]] in Sydney, placing seventh each in the 100 m butterfly (54.28) and 200 m individual medley (2:04.24).<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 6|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/991.asp|work=[[Swimming World]]|date=27 August 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 7|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/992.asp|work=[[Swimming World]]|date=28 August 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> On that same year, at the [[1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] in [[Johannesburg]], Verster established meet records to claim two golds each in the 200 m butterfly (2:04.69) and in the 200 m individual medley (2:04.10). In the 100 m butterfly, he was upstaged by teammate Kelly on a head-to-head race, ending up only with a silver in 54.75.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heyns cruises at All Africa Games|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/swimming/news/1999/09/12/heyns_allafrica/|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=12 September 1999|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref>


At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Verster built a monstrous program of four swimming events.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Africa Announces Olympic Squad|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/1378.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=11 April 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lemke|first=Gary|title=Olympic selection a triumph for wisdom|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/olympic-selection-a-triumph-for-wisdom-1.337328?#.Ua3HlJy0R7c|publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]]|date=9 April 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> He posted [[FINA]] A-standards of 53.86 (100 m butterfly), 2:01.63 (200 m butterfly), and 2:03.11 (200 m individual medley) from the South African Championships in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 5)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060019000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 5)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> On the third day of the Games, Verster placed twenty-sixth in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly|200 m butterfly]]. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a fourth seed by almost a full body length behind winner [[Vladan Marković]] of Yugoslavia in 2:00.90.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 3|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=217|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malchow sets Olympic record in 200 fly|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep18_mal.html|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=18 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> Two days later, in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]], Verster finished twentieth in 2:03.64, nearly a small fraction of a second outside the semifinal field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=308|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> In his final individual event, [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]], Verster posted a time of 53.95 from heat five, but missed again the semifinals by 0.14 of a second with an eighteenth-place effort.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 5|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=208|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lemke|first=Gary|title=Swimmers drown SA's medal chances|url=http://www.thepost.co.za/swimmers-drown-sa-s-medal-chances-1.342017#.UbF-e5xc17c|publisher=[[Post (South Africa)]]|date=21 September 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> Verster also teamed up with [[Simon Thirsk]], [[Brett Petersen]], and [[Nicholas Folker]] in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley relay]]. Swimming a butterfly leg in heat two, Verster recorded a split of 53.52, a national record, but the South Africans finished the race in fourth place and thirteenth overall with a final time of 3:42.44.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=347|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref>
At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, Verster built a monstrous program of four swimming events.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Africa Announces Olympic Squad|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/1378.asp|work=[[Swimming World]]|date=11 April 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130615050142/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/1378.asp|archivedate=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lemke|first=Gary|title=Olympic selection a triumph for wisdom|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/olympic-selection-a-triumph-for-wisdom-1.337328?|work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]|location=South Africa|date=9 April 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> He posted [[FINA]] A-standards of 53.86 (100 m butterfly), 2:01.63 (200 m butterfly), and 2:03.11 (200 m individual medley) from the South African Championships in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 5)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060019000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 5)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> On the third day of the Games, Verster placed twenty-sixth in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly|200 m butterfly]]. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a fourth seed by almost a full body length behind winner [[Vladan Marković]] of Yugoslavia in 2:00.90.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=217 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malchow sets Olympic record in 200 fly|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep18_mal.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615050120/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep18_mal.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 June 2013|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=18 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> Two days later, in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]], Verster finished twentieth in 2:03.64, nearly a small fraction of a second outside the semi-final field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=308 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}</ref> In his final individual event, [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]], Verster posted a time of 53.95 from heat five, but missed again the semi-finals by 0.14 of a second with an eighteenth-place effort.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 5 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=208 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lemke|first=Gary|title=Swimmers drown SA's medal chances|url=http://www.thepost.co.za/swimmers-drown-sa-s-medal-chances-1.342017#.UbF-e5xc17c|work=[[Post (South Africa)|Post]]|location=South Africa|date=21 September 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> Verster also teamed up with [[Simon Thirsk]], [[Brett Petersen]], and [[Nicholas Folker]] in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley relay]]. Swimming a butterfly leg in heat two, Verster recorded a split of 53.52, a national record, but the South Africans finished the race in fourth place and thirteenth overall with a final time of 3:42.44.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=347 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}</ref>


Verster also sought his entry bid for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], but finished fourth in the 100 m butterfly (54.82) from the South African Championships, handing over to his teammate [[Eugene Botes]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Neville|title=South African Olympic Trials, Day 4: Neethling, Schoeman Swim 48s in the 100m Freestyle Semifinals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7169.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=19 April 2004|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> Shortly after the trials, Verster announced his retirement from swimming. He is currently working as a full-time coach for Saint Andrew's School for Girls in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aquatic Centre|url=http://www.standrews.co.za/news/26/|publisher=St. Andrew's School for Girls|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref>
Verster also sought his entry bid for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, but finished fourth in the 100 m butterfly (54.82) at the South African Championships, handing over to his teammate [[Eugene Botes]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Neville|title=South African Olympic Trials, Day 4: Neethling, Schoeman Swim 48s in the 100m Freestyle Semi-finals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7169.asp|work=[[Swimming World]]|date=19 April 2004|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> Shortly after the trials, Verster announced his retirement from swimming. He is currently working as a full-time coach for Saint Andrew's School for Girls in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aquatic Centre|url=http://www.standrews.co.za/news/26/|publisher=St. Andrew's School for Girls|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.oxygenforlife.co.za/verster.asp Coach Profile – Oxygen for Life (South Africa)]
*[http://www.oxygenforlife.co.za/verster.asp Coach Profile – Oxygen for Life (South Africa)]


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 14 March 2024

Theo Verster
Personal information
Full nameTheophilus Verster
National team South Africa
Born (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 49)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
ClubPietermaritzburg Seals
CoachAlisdair Hatfield
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Johannesburg 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Johannesburg 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Johannesburg 100 m butterfly

Theophilus "Theo" Verster (born 14 January 1975) is a South African former swimmer, who specialised in butterfly and in individual medley events.[1] He won three medals at the 1999 All-Africa Games, and later represented South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also held an African record of 55.04 from the 2002 Telkom International Sprint Challenge that defeated Terence Parkin for a top finish and sliced off Brendon Dedekind's standard by 0.37 of a second.[2] During his sporting career, Verster trained full-time under his personal coach Alisdair Hatfield.

Verster ascended to prominence in the global scene at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Sydney, placing seventh each in the 100 m butterfly (54.28) and 200 m individual medley (2:04.24).[3][4] On that same year, at the All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, Verster established meet records to claim two golds each in the 200 m butterfly (2:04.69) and in the 200 m individual medley (2:04.10). In the 100 m butterfly, he was upstaged by teammate Kelly on a head-to-head race, ending up only with a silver in 54.75.[5]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Verster built a monstrous program of four swimming events.[6][7] He posted FINA A-standards of 53.86 (100 m butterfly), 2:01.63 (200 m butterfly), and 2:03.11 (200 m individual medley) from the South African Championships in Johannesburg.[8][9][10] On the third day of the Games, Verster placed twenty-sixth in the 200 m butterfly. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a fourth seed by almost a full body length behind winner Vladan Marković of Yugoslavia in 2:00.90.[11][12] Two days later, in the 200 m individual medley, Verster finished twentieth in 2:03.64, nearly a small fraction of a second outside the semi-final field.[13] In his final individual event, 100 m butterfly, Verster posted a time of 53.95 from heat five, but missed again the semi-finals by 0.14 of a second with an eighteenth-place effort.[14][15] Verster also teamed up with Simon Thirsk, Brett Petersen, and Nicholas Folker in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. Swimming a butterfly leg in heat two, Verster recorded a split of 53.52, a national record, but the South Africans finished the race in fourth place and thirteenth overall with a final time of 3:42.44.[16]

Verster also sought his entry bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but finished fourth in the 100 m butterfly (54.82) at the South African Championships, handing over to his teammate Eugene Botes.[17] Shortly after the trials, Verster announced his retirement from swimming. He is currently working as a full-time coach for Saint Andrew's School for Girls in Johannesburg.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Theo Verster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ^ Els, Mark (4 January 2002). "Verster fells Africa 100m record". Independent Online. South Africa. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ^ Thomas, Stephen (27 August 1999). "1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 6". Swimming World. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ Thomas, Stephen (28 August 1999). "1999 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 7". Swimming World. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Heyns cruises at All Africa Games". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 12 September 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. ^ "South Africa Announces Olympic Squad". Swimming World. 11 April 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ^ Lemke, Gary (9 April 2000). "Olympic selection a triumph for wisdom". Independent Online. South Africa. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 5)". Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)". Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 5)". Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Malchow sets Olympic record in 200 fly". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 308. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  15. ^ Lemke, Gary (21 September 2000). "Swimmers drown SA's medal chances". Post. South Africa. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 347. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  17. ^ Smith, Neville (19 April 2004). "South African Olympic Trials, Day 4: Neethling, Schoeman Swim 48s in the 100m Freestyle Semi-finals". Swimming World. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Aquatic Centre". St. Andrew's School for Girls. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

External links[edit]

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