New Irish record for Tom Fannon who agonisingly misses out on Final spot

NEW IRISH RECORD: Tom Fannon produced another spectacular Irish record in the 50m freestyle semi-final at the La Défense Arena in Paris tonight but missed out on the Olympic final by an agonising tenth of a second. Picture: ©INPHO/Andrea Masini

Tom Fannon produced another spectacular Irish record in the 50m freestyle semi-final at the La Défense Arena in Paris tonight but missed out on the Olympic final by an agonising tenth of a second.

Fannon clocked 21.74 seconds to finish fourth in his semi-final, won in 21.54 by Jordan Crooks of Cayman Islands, and with the top-eight times from either heat advancing he faced a nervous wait to see if it was good enough. But with six men in the second semi-final going quicker, it bumped Fannon out of the qualifying positions, placing him 10th overall.