Olympic disappointment
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A bitter disappointment for Felix Auböck: the 27-year-old missed the final of the 400 meter crawl at the Olympic Games in Paris.
"I have some kind of physical problem, I've been feeling it for two days in training," Austria's swimming star told the "Krone" newspaper.
Auböck swam a time of 3:50.50 minutes in the preliminary heat on Saturday in his showpiece discipline and clearly missed out on the final heat in 24th place. The Lower Austrian was already behind on the first of the eight lengths, which gradually increased.
Technically everything had gone well so far. Now he wants to discuss what happened with his coach Balasz Fehervari and also contact his mental trainer Emma Weir. Auböck, who finished fourth three years ago in Tokyo 2021, 0.13 seconds behind bronze, was considered a medal candidate.
Big question mark
"The cardiovascular system never really kicked in. A big question mark for myself," said the swimmer, perplexed. "It hurts, but I can deal with it, I still have two races left (200 m crawl on Sunday, 800 m crawl on Monday; note)."
On Saturday evening, Auböck decided not to visit the competition arena, where the 400 m medals were being contested. He had a slightly elevated temperature and stayed in the Olympic Village - also to protect the other athletes, as the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) reported.
Preliminary heat, 400 m men:
1st Lukas Märtens (GER) 3:44.13 min.
Next: 24th Felix Auböck (AUT) 3:50.50
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