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PARIS (WISH) — After qualifying for the Olympics in his home state of Indiana as the fastest American swimmer in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, Aaron Shackell went over to Paris to swim for a medal.
In the men’s 400-meter freestyle final on Saturday, Shackell finished in 8th. He was 5.22 seconds behind the winner.
Earlier in the day, he qualified for the final with the sixth fastest time, just 1.32 seconds behind the fastest swimmer.
He was the only American swimmer to qualify for the final.
Lucas Maertens from Germany won the gold medal for the event.
His sister, Alex Shackell, will compete in the 200-meter butterfly and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. The 200-meter butterfly heats start on Wednesday, July 31. The 4×200-meter freestyle relay heats start on Thursday, August 1.
The women’s 400m freestyle was the only other race that had a final on Saturday. There were two Americans in the final, Katie Ledecky and Paige Madden. Ledecky medaled, fi...
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