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Park Tae-hwan ranks 4th in 400m freestyle at swimming worlds

All News 00:52 July 24, 2017

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has finished fourth in the men's 400m freestyle at the ongoing swimming world championships.

With a time of 3:44.38, Park ended three full seconds behind the champion, Sun Yang of China, at the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday (local time).

Mack Horton of Australia was second in 3:43.85, followed by Gabriele Detti of Italy in 3:43.93.

Earlier Sunday, Park had posted the fourth-best time in the heats with 3:45.57.

Park, 27, was trying to capture his third world title in the 400m freestyle, and his first since 2011 in Shanghai. Park won his first world 400m title in 2007 in Melbourne, a year before capturing his first and so far only Olympic gold medal in the same distance in Beijing.

Park came into the final with the fifth-fastest 400m time of 2017, with 3:44.38, and actually matched that time as he came up short of reaching the podium.

Sun won his third straight 400m world title. Prior to Sunday, the Chinese star had the best 400m record of the season at 3:42.16.

Park is also scheduled to race in the 100m, 200m and 1,500m freestyle in Budapest.

In this Associated Press photo, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea competes in the men's 400m freestyle heats at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on July 23, 2017. (Yonhap)

In this Associated Press photo, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea competes in the men's 400m freestyle heats at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on July 23, 2017. (Yonhap)

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