In a story of vastly conflicting emotions, Chad le Clos recently claimed a record 21st Commonwealth Games medal, but on the same night he achieved this feat, his Sea Point apartment was destroyed in a fire. The 34-year-old won his 21st Commonwealth Games medal when South Africa took bronze in the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay last week, moving past the tally of Australian Emma McKeon. ADVERTISEMENTChad le Clos reflects on loss and successThe famed swimmer admitted it had been a highly emotional time. After the Commonwealth Games, Le Clos said he had headed to Austin Texas to surprise his brother Jordan, and so he still had to pick up the pieces when he returned to Sea Point. On the evening of 30 July, amidst breaking the all-time Commonwealth record, a fire started in my apartment block, which quickly spread to my home.