Elijah Winnington kicked off the Australian Medal tally in the pool, going down by half a body length to Lukas Maertens of Germany, who led from start to finish and was under world record pace for half the race in the 400m freestyle.
- GOLD Lukas Maertens 3.41.78
- SILVER Elijah Winnington 3.42.21
- BRONZE Kim Woomin 3.42.50
Determined to overcome the disappointment of his 7th-place finish in the 400m freestyle at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, a mentally prepared Winnington was 3rd for the first half of the race, recording 1.49.18 for the first 200m, with a lap to go he was fourth but came home like a train with a 27.33 final 50m.
Published 28-July-2024