Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins men’s 1,500m freestyle world title
1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins men’s 1,500m freestyle world title

The Hindu  

Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won the men’s 1,500m freestyle title at swimming’s world championships on Sunday. Hafnaoui came home in 14min, 31.54sec to finish ahead of American Bobby Finke on 14:31.59 and Australia’s Sam Short on 14:37.28. I enjoyed the race and thanks Bobby for pushing me.” Short led for most of the race but faded towards the end to leave Hafnaoui and Finke going head-to-head. Hafnaoui, the Olympic 400m freestyle champion, got his revenge in the 800m freestyle final, edging Short after an epic battle.

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1 year, 5 months ago

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China Daily  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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