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GOLD COAST, Australia, August 23.
Korea’s Tae Hwan Park became the first man to ever win the 400-meter free Pan Pacs title three straight times as he put up a 3:43.15 in the finale. Not only is Park the first to win the title three straight times with titles in 2006 and 2010, he’s also the first three-time winner period. He broke a tie with Ian Thorpe (1999, 2002) with his victory tonight. Park also vaulted to the top of the world with his time, eclipsing the 3:43.46 set by Ryan Cochrane of Canada at the Commonwealth Games.
Japan’s Kosuke Hagino, who won the 400 IM earlier this week, took silver in the 400 free with a 3:44.56. That’s off his third-ranked 3:43.90 from Japanese Nationals, but still enough for second as USA’s Connor Jaeger picked up bronze in 3:45.31. That’s a bit better for Jaeger than his ninth-ranked 3:45.34 from the Bulldog Grand Slam.
Cochrane was unable to replicate his Commonwealth Games speed as he took fourth in 3:45.99.
Australia’s Mack Horton (3:46.19), Australia’s David McKeon (3:46.40), Japan’s Yuki Kobori (3:49.05) and USA’s Michael McBroom (3:52.77) rounded out the rest of the top eight.
A Final Results:
1 TAEHWAN, PARK 24 KOREA 3:46.10 3:43.15. 959
r:+0.65 25.85 54.17 (28.32)
1:22.76 (28.59) 1:51.46 (28.70)
2:19.98 (28.52) 2:48.55 (28.57)
3:16.16 (27.61) 3:43.15 (26.99)
2 HAGINO, KOSUKE 20 JAPAN 3:48.92 3:44.56. 941
r:+0.64 25.73 54.38 (28.65)
1:23.45 (29.07) 1:52.27 (28.82)
2:20.95 (28.68) 2:49.22 (28.27)
3:17.46 (28.24) 3:44.56 (27.10)
3 JAEGER, CONNOR 23 UNITED STATES 3:46.20 3:45.31 931
r:+0.68 26.42 54.98 (28.56)
1:23.30 (28.32) 1:51.91 (28.61)
2:20.38 (28.47) 2:48.98 (28.60)
3:17.47 (28.49) 3:45.31 (27.84)
4 COCHRANE, RYAN 25 CANADA 3:50.08 3:45.99 923
r:+0.75 26.39 54.56 (28.17)
1:22.93 (28.37) 1:51.87 (28.94)
2:20.62 (28.75) 2:49.66 (29.04)
3:18.13 (28.47) 3:45.99 (27.86)
5 HORTON, MACK 18 AUSTRALIA 3:49.07 3:46.19 921
r:+0.75 26.17 54.63 (28.46)
1:23.28 (28.65) 1:52.12 (28.84)
2:20.99 (28.87) 2:50.04 (29.05)
3:18.73 (28.69) 3:46.19 (27.46)
6 MCKEON, DAVID 22 AUSTRALIA 3:47.81 3:46.40 918
r:+0.68 25.78 53.94 (28.16)
1:22.61 (28.67) 1:51.58 (28.97)
2:20.57 (28.99) 2:49.79 (29.22)
3:18.85 (29.06) 3:46.40 (27.55)
7 KOBORI, YUKI 20 JAPAN 3:50.59 3:49.05 886
r:+0.71 26.09 54.79 (28.70)
1:23.74 (28.95) 1:53.02 (29.28)
2:22.45 (29.43) 2:51.97 (29.52)
3:21.07 (29.10) 3:49.05 (27.98)
8 MCBROOM, MICHAE 23 UNITED STATES 3:49.07 3:52.77 845
r:+0.76 26.81 55.40 (28.59)
1:24.37 (28.97) 1:53.21 (28.84)
2:22.48 (29.27) 2:52.88 (30.40)
3:23.35 (30.47) 3:52.77 (29.42)
In an exciting battle before the television broadcast kicked on with the big lights, Australia’s Jordan Harrison clipped USA’s Matt McLean in the middle distance consolation heat, 3:47.45 to 3:47.70. No one else came close in the B final as those two finished a few seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Matt Stanley (3:50.75).
New Zealand’s Ewan Jackson (3:52.32), China’s Qiu Ziao (3:52.97), Japan’s Kohei Yamamoto (3:53.15), New Zealand’s Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (3:53.96) and Canada’s Will Brothers (3:58.25) also competed in the consolation heat.
B Final Results:
9 HARRISON, JORDA 19 AUSTRALIA 3:49.66 3:47.45 905
r:+0.62 26.54 55.07 (28.53)
1:24.05 (28.98) 1:53.07 (29.02)
2:21.86 (28.79) 2:50.74 (28.88)
3:19.43 (28.69) 3:47.45 (28.02)
10 MCLEAN, MATT 26 UNITED STATES 3:50.49 3:47.70 902
r:+0.74 26.47 55.27 (28.80)
1:24.34 (29.07) 1:53.49 (29.15)
2:22.50 (29.01) 2:51.48 (28.98)
3:20.67 (29.19) 3:47.70 (27.03)
11 STANLEY, MATTHE 22 NEW ZEALAND 3:53.33 3:50.75 867
r:+0.71 26.98 56.02 (29.04)
1:25.42 (29.40) 1:54.85 (29.43)
2:24.07 (29.22) 2:53.28 (29.21)
3:22.49 (29.21) 3:50.75 (28.26)
12 JACKSON, EWAN 21 NEW ZEALAND 3:55.34 3:52.32 850
r:+0.70 27.00 56.14 (29.14)
1:25.75 (29.61) 1:55.36 (29.61)
2:24.84 (29.48) 2:54.36 (29.52)
3:23.58 (29.22) 3:52.32 (28.74)
13 QIU, ZI'AO 15 CHINA 3:57.75 3:52.97 842
r:+0.76 26.92 55.95 (29.03)
1:25.16 (29.21) 1:54.62 (29.46)
2:24.17 (29.55) 2:54.15 (29.98)
3:24.02 (29.87) 3:52.97 (28.95)
14 YAMAMOTO, KOHEI 22 JAPAN 3:50.88 3:53.15 840
r:+0.67 26.77 55.36 (28.59)
1:24.37 (29.01) 1:54.03 (29.66)
2:24.04 (30.01) 2:54.05 (30.01)
3:24.34 (30.29) 3:53.15 (28.81)
15 DUNLOP-BARRETT, 23 NEW ZEALAND 3:54.05 3:53.96 832
r:+0.78 26.85 55.64 (28.79)
1:24.57 (28.93) 1:54.27 (29.70)
2:24.28 (30.01) 2:54.70 (30.42)
3:24.96 (30.26) 3:53.96 (29.00)
16 BROTHERS, WILL 19 CANADA 3:58.72 3:58.25 788
r:+0.73 27.52 57.20 (29.68)
1:26.95 (29.75) 1:57.17 (30.22)
2:27.30 (30.13) 2:57.96 (30.66)
3:28.36 (30.40) 3:58.25 (29.89)
