Carter falters in World Champs 50m fly

Carter won heat six in 23.73 seconds, ahead of Benjamin Hockin of Paraguay in 23.93 and Artyom Kozlyuk of Uzbekistan in 24.20.

Despite winning his heat, Carter was 19th overall in the heats and did not advance as the top 16 qualified for the semi-finals.

Carter will compete in heat seven of the men’s 100m butterfly on Friday. The final of the event will be held on Saturday.