Renate du Plessis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Renate du Plessis
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1981(1981-07-14)
Age	43
Birthplace	Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Western Cape
Horoscope	Cancer

Renate du Plessis Biography

Renate du Plessis is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on July 14, 1981 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Renate Magdeleen Du Plessis, a South African ex-competitive swimmer who was born 14 July 1981, is a specialist in butterfly events. She set many South African records at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (Fukoka, Japan) in the 100-meter butterfly. Later, she represented South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Athens. As a member the Florida Gators swimming/dive team, she received ten All-American honors.

Du Plessis attended the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. She competed as a swimmer and diver for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine team under Sam Freas during the 2000-2001 season. She was awarded four Western Athletic Conference honors and posted a career-best in the 100-yard butterfly (54.30).

Du Plessis and Mandy Loots competed in the 100-meter butterfly for South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She was unable to compete in the Olympic Trials and finished second behind Loots of the Mare Nostrum Swim Meet, Rome, Italy, with a FINA-standard time of 1:00.66. In heat four, she faced seven other swimmers, including Orsolya Ferenczy (16 years old from Hungary) and Marja Parssinen (3 times Olympians). She started fourth at the first turn and faded down the track with fatigue and a slow pace to grab a fifth seed in 1;01.32. This was more than half of a second (0.50 seconds) below her entry standard. Du Plessis was placed 28th overall on the first day.

Renate du Plessis Net Worth

Renate du Plessis is one of the richest Swimmer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Renate du Plessis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Du Plessis was the daughter of Jeanette and Andre du Plessis. She was born in Cape Town. One younger sister, Ciska, and Marnitz were her siblings. All of them were full-time Fellowship of Christian Athletes members. After watching the 1992 Summer Olympics in South Africa, she began swimming at age ten. Her parents explained to her what the Olympics and the rings were. She missed out on the Olympic team selection by a fraction of a second four years later. Du Plessis began competitive swimming with Bellville Aquarama (now Barracudas Aquarama), coach Heinz Dittrich.

Du Plessis made an official debut at 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Fukuoka (Japan), where she set a South African record of 1:102.10 and finished fourth in 100-meter butterfly.

In the fall of 2001, Du Plessis transferred to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she trained for coach Gregg Troy as a member of the Florida Gators swimming and diving team. While swimming for the Gators, she achieved career bests in the 100-yard butterfly (53.02), 200-yard butterfly (1:59.79), and 100-yard backstroke (53.87), and received a total of ten All-American and five Southeastern Conference honours in her entire college career. She graduated from the University in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree major in exercise physiology.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Renate du Plessis height 5 ft 10 in Renate weight 76 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Renate Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Renate du Plessis celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.