Pakistan’s Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui created a new national record in men’s 400-metre freestyle by clocking 4:12.29 on Sunday in Fukuoka, Japan.
In the process, Amaan, 16, broke the previous national record of 4:15.78 which was created by him as well.
Despite creating a new national record, the Pakistani 16-year-old failed to qualify for the final as he finished 50th out of 55 swimmers, just 28 seconds behind the last qualifying swimmer.
The top-eight swimmers from all the heats qualified for the final.
Australia’s Samuel Short won the 400m race after finishing first at 3:40.68 while Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaqui finished second was just a microsecond away from the Aussie as he clocked at 3:40.70.
The other players to finish in the top eight are Germany’s Lukas Martens, Brazil’s Guilherme Costa, Korea’s Woomin Kim, Switzerland’s Antonio Djakovic, Australia’s Elijah Winnington and Austria’s Felix Auboeck.