Sport / Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Clareburt eighth in 200 IM

01:09 am on 31 July 2021

Lewis Clareburt's maiden Olympic campaign has come to an end after finishing last in his second final in Tokyo.

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The Wellington swimmer has finished eighth in the final of the men's 200m individual medley, one and a half seconds off the podium.

Clareburt clocked a time of 1 min 57.70 secs, slightly slower than the times he recorded in the heats and semifinals.

China's Shun Wang won gold in 1 min, 55 secs, with Great Britain's Duncan Scott claiming silver ahead of Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerland.

Clareburt finished seventh in his specialist event, the men's 400m individual medley, on Sunday.