WATCH: Sun Yang Wins Third-Straight World 400 Free Title

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From Karl Ortegon’s Day 1 Finals Recap:

MEN’S 400 FREE – FINAL

• WR – 3:40.07, BIEDERMANN Paul: 26 JUL 2009
• CR – 3:40.07, BIEDERMANN Paul: 26 JUL 2009
• WJR – 3:44.60, HORTON Mack: 1 APR 2014

1. Sun Yang, China 3:41.38
2. Mack Horton, Australia 3:43.85
3. Gabriele Detti, Italy 3:43.93

It was all Sun Yang of China tonight in the men’s 400 free. As the field crept towards the 200 mark, Yang moved out front and never looked back. He had built an insurmountable lead by the 300 mark, and he turned on his kick and buried the field, winning gold in 3:41.38. His rival, Australia’s Mack Horton, turned in the silver medal time of 3:43.85, just edging Italy’s Gabriele Detti (3:43.93). Cameras picked up a visible glare from Sun in Horton’s direction, continuing to fuel their heated rivalry.

Park Taehwan was close for fourth at 3:44.38, unable to touch ahead of Horton and Detti. Felix Auboeck, of Austria, ended up 5th (3:45.21) as he is building off of a very impressive freshman year at the University of Michigan. James Guy of GBR (3:45.58) touched just ahead of the USA’s Zane Grothe (3:45.86), while Aussie David McKeon finished 8th in 3:46.27.