The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Foster wins silver in 400m IM at World Aquatics Championships
07.23.2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Carson Foster reached the World Championships podium in the 400 IM for the second consecutive year.
FUKUOKA, Japan – Texas Men's Swimming's Carson Foster won silver in the 400-meter individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday at the Marine Messe Fukuoka. It marked the second consecutive world championships in which Foster has captured silver in the event after finishing runner-up last year in Budapest.
"It's always good to get on the podium; it's always the goal," Foster said of his performance. "I've been practicing going in with no expectations and letting my body do the work. I'm happy with silver."
Competing for the United States, Foster swam 4:06.56 to equal his personal-best time in the 400 IM, taking second to Leon Marchand of France, who touched the wall in 4:02.50 to break Michael Phelps' record of 4:03.84 established at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Japan's Daiya Seto won bronze in 4:09.41, while Foster's teammate Chase Kalisz finished fourth in 4:10.23.
With his 400m IM time of 4:06.56, Foster is the eighth-fastest performer all-time in the event and the fourth-fastest American. The Cincinnati native will next compete on Monday, July 24 in the 200-meter butterfly. He will race in heat four, set to begin at 9:24 p.m. CT.
David Johnston kicked off the swimming portion of the championships for Texas, racing for the United States in the 400-meter freestyle. The Dallas native swam 3:48.68 to finish 17th overall during the prelims.
The World Aquatics Championships resume on Sunday evening at 8:30 p.m. CT. The session will feature preliminary heats for men's and women's 100-meter backstroke, the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 1500-meter freestyle and men's 200-meter freestyle. All prelim and finals sessions will be broadcast live on Peacock.
Texas will be represented by a pair of Longhorns in the women's 100m breast with Anna Elendt (Germany) and Lydia Jacoby (USA) racing in heat five, slated to begin at 9:20 p.m. CT. Luke Hobson (USA) will race in the men's 200-meter freestyle in heat seven at 9:47 p.m. CT.
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