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Hafnaoui, 18, hails from Tunis, and he will head to Bloomington in the fall of 2022 to compete for the Hoosiers.<\/p>\n<p>Hafnaoui arrived in Tokyo, his first Olympics and first major international long course meet, as the 16th-seeded swimmer in the 400 free before dropping a few tenths from his best time to sneak into the final as the eighth seed. But in the final, Hafnaoui hung tough with Australia&#8217;s <strong>Jack McLoughlin<\/strong>, one the of the pre-meet favorites, and then stormed past him on the last 50 to claim gold. Hafnaoui crushed his lifetime best by more than two seconds and swam a 3:43.36, moving him into a tie for 14th-fastest all-time in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Hafnaoui announced the news in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTiIwEIKQeZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Instagram post<\/a>. &#8220;I am happy to announce my commitment to Indiana University! I want to thank my family and coaches. I am very excited to swim in the NCAA! 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We will see how Hafnaoui&#8217;s skills can translate to the 25-yard pool, but his commitment is undoubtedly a huge get for\u00a0<strong>Ray Looze<\/strong> and the Hoosiers.<\/p>\n<p>Hafnaoui became just the second Tunisian man to win a medal or a gold medal in swimming following <strong>Ous Mellouli<\/strong>, who won gold in the 1500 free at the 2008 Olympics and then gold in the 10K and bronze in the 1500 free in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>He will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quickly-improving-ben-stevenson-will-become-a-hoosier-with-verbal-to-indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ben Stevenson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iowa-50-100-free-state-champion-alex-stone-will-become-a-hoosier-with-2022-verbal-to-indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alex Stone<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a 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