Johannes (George) Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008 he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic team.He swam collegiate in the United States at the University of Tennessee.Among other events he has swum at the:2006 Commonwealth Games2007 World Championships2008 Short Course Worlds Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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