2024 Paris Summer time Olympic Video games
Males’s 800-Meter Freestyle – Prelims
World File: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, China (2009)
World Junior File: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, Italy (2022)
Olympic File: 7:41.28 – Mykhailo Romanchuk, Ukraine (2021)
2021 Successful Time: 7:41.87 – Bobby Finke, United States
2021 Time to Advance to Finals: 7:47.73
High 8
Daniel Wiffen (IRE) – 7:41.53
Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN) – 7:42.07
Gregorio Paltinieri (ITA) – 7:42.48
Elijah Winnington (AUS) – 7:42.86
Bobby Finke (USA) – 7:43.00
Sven Schwatz (GER) – 7:43.67
Luca de Tullio (ITA) – 7:44.07
David Aubry (FRA) – 7:44.59
Tunisian distance freestyler Ahmed Jaouadi made a splash within the preliminary heats of the 800 free in Paris Monday morning as he dropped over three seconds to surge to a brand new private finest time of seven:42.07.
His efficiency was the 2nd-fastest swim amongst the whole subject, making him the runner-up seed heading into the ultimate. His time additionally bumps him as much as nineteenth on the rating of all-time quickest performers.
Previous to the race, Jaouadi had a private finest time of seven:45.31, which he had simply recorded on the French Elite Championships in June.
Jaouadi’s efficiency within the prelims is simply the newest in an upwards trajectory for the 19-year-old, as he has been hitting private bests left and proper over the previous couple of months.
In March, he dropped almost two full seconds in his 400 free on the French Large Collection, successful the occasion by over two seconds, earlier than posting an amazing time drop in June when he took his 1500 free time from a 15:10.11 to a 14:48.69 on the French Elite Championships.
A local of Tunisia, Jaouadi’s efficiency within the 800 provides his identify to a powerful custom of Tunisian powerhouses within the distance freestyle occasions, which notably contains Ahmed Hafanoui and Ous Mellouli, each of whom are additionally among the many prime 20 all-time quickest performers.
Jaouadi, who trains in France, entered the meet because the #10 seed within the 800 however has now solidified his place as one to look at within the ultimate and a powerful contender for a medal.
