Tunisian swimmer finishes seventh in World Championship freestyle

Tunisian swimmer Ahmed El Jaouadi placed seventh in the 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships (25m pool) in Budapest today, clocking 3:39.32.
Australian Elijah Winnington claimed gold with a time of 3:35.89, while American swimmers Carson Foster and Kieran Smith shared silver, both finishing in 3:36.31.
The result follows El Jaouadi’s success earlier this week, when he won gold in the 1500m freestyle on Tuesday with a time of 14:16.40.
El Jaouadi will return to competition on Saturday for the 800m freestyle, alongside fellow Tunisian Rami Al-Rahmouni.
The championships continue in the Hungarian capital until 15 December.
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