It was already the fourth time that Desmet was able to swim a final at the Deaflympics. In the heats he had recorded the third fastest time, in the final he lost another 15 seconds. With that time he finished fourth, just like in the 800 meter freestyle. The swimmer from Thor can look back on a successful campaign with a final in the 200 and 400 meters freestyle, and 2 Belgian records.
