Ayoub Hafnaoui failed to qualify for the 400m final this Sunday, February 11.
Competing for a hat-trick of world titles 400-800-1,500, Hafnaoui was incapable of qualifying for the 400m final, placing 17th after clocking three minutes 48.05 seconds.
Former world champion, Australian Elijah Winnington qualified in first place with a time of 3:44.37.
The other Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Jaouadi also suffered a setback in the same race, he placed 5th in series n°4 with a time equal to 3’49″85. In the general classification, he is ranked 25th.
Hafnaoui will still attempt to defend his 800 and 1,500m freestyle titles later in the competition.
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