Johansson finished third in her trial heat of 1500 meters and thus did not advance. He was just over 20 seconds behind the winner in the heat and has been well above his personal bests in all of his individual Olympic starts (400, 800 and 1500).
– The training sessions I had before the Olympics showed that I was in my best shape ever, but that still does not mean that everything will be right on the day of the competition or throughout the week. But such is life. I’m where I am and I’m not crying over spilled milk, says Johansson, who despite the result was cheerful when he appeared in the mixed zone.
The fastest in the trials was the Irishman Daniel Wiffen, who swam in 14.40.34.