Tandy is out of World Swimming Championship

CAIRO - 19 July 2017: Brad Tandy, South African swimmer, will not compete in the 2017 World Swimming Championship in Budapest due to visa issues.

“Just bad timing with visas. I’m happy and healthy otherwise,” Tandy told swimswam.com.

Tandy, 26 years old, added to swimswam.com, “Unfortunately not an error. Won’t be able to make Worlds. Would’ve loved to. Have another 50 qualifier taking my spot.”

Tandy confirmed he will be able to swim after the Budapest event, and said, “I will be racing at the U.S. Open a few days after Worlds ends. Hope to post a tapered time there.”

He raced in the 50m event in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. He achieved 6th place with 21.7 seconds and was expected to be one of the starts in the Budapest event.

Tandy qualified for the FINA World Swimming Championship, clocking 21.7 seconds at their trials.

The FINA World Swimming Championship is being held in Budapest, Hungary from July 14-30, 2017, and the main swimming program will start on Sunday.