Olympics-Swimming-Australia's Winnington savours hard-won silver after Tokyo wipeout

Jul 27, 2024; Nanterre, France; Elijah Winnington (Australia) in the men’s 400-meter freestyle medal ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Paris La Défense Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

PARIS (Reuters) - After crashing out of the 400 metres freestyle final at Tokyo and falling into a mental tail-spin, Australia's Elijah Winnington found peace on Saturday as he secured silver in the event at the Paris Games.

The former world champion came into Tokyo as top seed and favourite but finished seventh in the final, with Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui taking a shock gold from lane eight.