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Michael Phelps hailed Ahmed Hafnaoui for his “unbelievable swim” on Sunday. (AFP) Asharq Al-Awsat
Michael Phelps hailed Ahmed Hafnaoui for his “unbelievable swim” on Sunday, saying the 18-year-old Tunisian’s shock victory in the men’s 400m freestyle was a great example of how swimming at the Tokyo Games is likely to have a series of wide open races.
Hafnaoui was the slowest qualifier but, from lane eight, held off fancied Australian Jack McLoughlin and American Kieran Smith for a huge upset.
“Unbelievable swim, I think he knocked almost five seconds off his pb (personal best),” Phelps told reporters in Tokyo. “The difference between these Olympics and the past, in my opinion, is that every single person in the final has a chance of winning gold - it doesn’t matter if you are in lane one, eight or four, everyone is close.
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