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Carson Foster of the US has announced on Instagram that he is scratching prelims of the men’s 400 IM. Foster states that he “tweaked a tendon” in his ankle before the final of the men’s 200 IM.
“The stories we’ll tell one day about this meet…
Definitely a frustrating way to end the season. Before the 200 IM final, I tweaked a tendon in my ankle which has made kicking and turning very difficult. Due to this, I have pulled out of the 400 IM.
Despite the circumstances, I am always grateful for the opportunities to represent the US. One more day of competition and I’m ready to be a cheerleader in the stands!”
Foster also was a late scratch for the final of the men’s 200 IM. He was the #8 seed heading into the final but was the #3 seed coming into the meet. His only individual final of the meet came with a 5th place finish in the 200 butterfly.
He was one of the medal contenders for tomorrow’s 400 IM as he was the #2 seed with a 4:07.64 entry time. Only World Record holder Leon Marchand of France was seeded ahead of Foster with a 4:02.95.
In addition to scratching the final of the 200 IM, the injury also explains why Foster was not included in the US men’s 4×200 freestyle relay that finished 4th in a 7:01.24, just 0.26 seconds off of making the podium. Foster did not swim in prelims or finals of the relay on Friday, the day after the final of the 200 IM. He was 5th in the 200 freestyle at US Summer Nationals in a lifetime best 1:45.45.
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