Wins 100 m butterfly S9 gold at London 2012, her third consecutive Paralympic title in the event.
On 3 September 2012, at the London Paralympic Games, Natalie du Toit won gold in the 100 m butterfly S9. This marked her third consecutive Paralympic title in the event, following victories in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
German and English Wikipedia entries record this win as part of her final Paralympic campaign. Achieving three successive Games titles in the same race is rare in any form of elite swimming, and her feat was especially notable given the physical demands of competing with an amputation and the length of her career at the top level.
The race symbolized the longevity of her excellence and provided a fitting highlight to her last Games. For historians of Paralympic sport, the London butterfly gold is often taken as evidence of du Toit’s sustained dominance over nearly a decade, shaping how multi‑cycle champions in para‑swimming are evaluated and celebrated.