Stacchiotti placed 14th in the 200m individual medley during the World Swimming Championships in South Korea, Luxembourg’s swimming federation, the FLNS, said on its Facebook page.

“The 27-year-old broke through the two-minute barrier [with a time of] 1:59:62 for the first time,” and will advance to the semi-finals in South Korea, the FLNS stated on Wednesday.

His previous best time in the category was 2:00:21 at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Stacchiotti also competed in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.