Pieter Coetze Discusses WUGs⧸Worlds Double, Becoming 100 Back World Champion

South Africa's Pieter Coetze had a heck of a two weeks to round out the summer, competing at the 2025 World University Games in Berlin before heading to Singapore to race in the 2025 World Championships. In Singapore, Coetze became a world champion in the 100 back, touching for gold in 51.85, one of the fastest performances in history. He also earned silver medals in the 50 and 200 back, breaking African records in both.

0:00 Pieter Coetze Introduction
1:45 WUGs/Worlds Double
5:50 Managing World University Games
13:30 Racing in Berlin
20:05 Training for the 400 Free
23:18 Transitioning from WUGs to Worlds
26:34 SwimSwam Prediction Fail
29:30 Warm-Up Pool in Singapore
32:33 100 Back World Title
38:14 200 Back
45:54 Speed Training
47:50 50 Back
51:36 Winning 3 Medals at Worlds
54:01 Lessons from Paris Olympics
56:12 Deciding not to go to Cal
1:00:53 Training LCM Year-round
1:04:44 World Cups