Sports · Running & Athletics · 23 hrs ago
Antonio Djakovic breaks Swiss 800m short-course record
Antonio Djakovic set a Swiss short-course record in the 800-metre freestyle in Uster.
The 24-year-old swimmer from Thurgau finished in 7 minutes 40.76 seconds, 8.85 seconds faster than the previous mark held by Paul Niederberger.
Short-course swimming takes place in a 25-metre pool.
The time also met the world championship qualifying standard.
The championships are scheduled for 1 to 6 December in Beijing.
Djakovic has also won four European Championship medals in the 200m and 400m freestyle, as well as bronze at the 2021 short-course world championships.
His record swim qualifies him for the upcoming championships, though the sources do not say whether he will compete.
Antonio Djakovic set a Swiss short-course record in the 800 metres freestyle in Uster.
He finished in 7:40.76, also meeting the qualifying standard for the Short Course World Championships.
The 24-year-old from Thurgau lowered Paul Niederberger’s previous record by 8.85 seconds at the regional indoor championships.
The championships are scheduled to take place in Beijing from 1 to 6 December.
- Who
- Antonio Djakovic, a 24-year-old swimmer from Thurgau.
- What
- He set a Swiss short-course record in the 800 metres freestyle in 7:40.76 and met the World Championships qualifying standard.
- When
- 24 October 2026.
- Where
- Uster, Switzerland.
- Why
- He met the qualifying standard for the Short Course World Championships. The reason he set the record is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Djakovic set the Swiss short-course 800-metre freestyle record at the regional indoor championships in Uster.
The Short Course World Championships are scheduled to take place in Beijing.
- Swimmer
- Antonio Djakovic
- Event
- 800 metres freestyle
- Time
- 7:40.76
- Record improvement
- 8.85 seconds
- Previous record holder
- Paul Niederberger
- World Championships
- Beijing, 1–6 December