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62 Australian young weapon Sam Short has been denied the golden medal successful the men's 800-metre freestyle last astatine the World Aquatics Championships contempt mounting a caller nationalist record.
The 19-year-old broke Grant Hackett's Australian grounds and swam the 4th fastest clip successful men's 800-metre freestyle past with an unthinkable 7:37.76, but was pipped to the golden medal by Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui (7:37.00).
"I knew he'd travel backmost accelerated arsenic helium did," Short told Nine aft the race.
"I got Hackett's Australian record, truthful that's 1 extremity ticked disconnected the list.
"It was brutal. My strategy was to usage my 400-metre velocity to my vantage and to tyre retired Bobby (Finke).
"I deliberation I executed arsenic good arsenic I could contiguous and that shows successful my PB."
USA's Finke, who was the reigning Olympic champion successful the 800-metre freestyle, finished successful 3rd with a clip of 7:38.67.
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