{"id":578441,"date":"2024-02-18T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T07:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=578441"},"modified":"2024-02-18T04:26:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T11:26:43","slug":"world-championships-day-8-prelims-men-david-johnston-heads-400im-litchfield-seto-foster-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-8-prelims-men-david-johnston-heads-400im-litchfield-seto-foster-through\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships, Day 8 Prelims (Men): David Johnston Heads 400IM; China, Australia Miss Medley Relay Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>World Championships, Day 8 Prelims (Men): David Johnston Heads 400IM; China, Australia Miss Medley Relay Final<\/h4>\n<p>The eighth and final day of prelims got under way at the <strong>World Championships<\/strong> on Sunday in Doha.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2024-world-aquatics-championships-doha\">2024 World Championships Meet Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2024\/world-aquatics-championships-swm-live-results\">2024 World Championships \u2013 Omega Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>400m Individual Medley<\/h3>\n<p><strong>David Johnston<\/strong> of the USA booked lane four after coming through in the final metres of the second heat.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old &#8211; 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