PotassiumOne is faster. Not the American Smith, nor the Australians McLaughlin and Winnington, they started the game with a result below the world record. Not even Felix Auböck from the Republic of Austria. Even the 18-year-old Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui, whose name was hardly known a few minutes ago, has just changed dramatically. He is no faster than Henning Mühlleitner from Neckarsulm. Mühlleitner, who turned 24 ten days ago, took 55.35 seconds in the final 100 meters of the 400-meter freestyle. He is the fastest man in the swimming pool. And hit-fourth.
Thirteen percent after Smith, after McLaughlin, after Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui (Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui), 18 years old, so unknown, not even known about his Arab Language Wikipedia page. Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui was the eighth place in the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Games. He became the Olympic champion with a time of 3:43.36 minutes. The possibility of such success is so great that there was not even a “medal suit” (the charming brother of sportswear) at the awards ceremony. Hafnaoui won the gold medal in a T-shirt and shorts. Anyway, it flashed even more.
Mo. -Priest at 4 pm; Sa. – so.18:00
Henning Mühlleitner also accepted. And won the “Sheet Metal Award.” Or wooden sign. Or call it whatever you want. This did not bother me very much. I am very satisfied with the results achieved today. Mühlleitner said that he swam in a “super cool” race, and almost no one was able to take part in the race, especially the last 100 meters. However: his approach on Saturday was “a bit of a blow to me”.
“This is great”
You can say that. On Saturday, no one was faster than Henning Mühlleitner on the entire route. He improved his best time by more than 1.5 seconds to 3:43.67 minutes. So on Sunday, after a short night, he was the last one to walk out of the waiting room and sit down at the starting block of the No. 4 railway. All eyes are on Mühlleitner. “Just before I ran out, I noticed: Now it will be exciting. But under the mask, there is a big smile on my face. That is huge.”
Will he become the first German Olympic champion since Michael Groß in 1988? Will he be the first German to win an Olympic medal on his personal route since Stev Theloke 21 years ago? The exact same game again, without trying anything.
Just my tactics. “Meaning: Mühlleitner swims 300 meters behind. Seventh, sixth, fifth. “When you see where you are in the game, the impact the game has on you, where do you draw energy from, it’s amazing. . At some point after 200 meters, when I can use my strengths, I will become more aware of what is happening around me. “Then: the final sprint. Mühlleitner’s swimming performance on the last two lanes on Saturday and Sunday was impressive. But not impressive enough to win a medal in the final.
Start with a high mood
Henning Mühlleitner first attracted attention at the 2018 Glasgow European Championship, when he swam to third place. Then he underwent surgery on his knee. The consequences were protracted. The bacterial infection slowed him down. He missed the 2019 World Cup and then came the corona.
