Felix Auboeck Edges Sun Yang for Top Spot in Men’s 400 Free

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Austria’s Felix Auboeck was the surprising No. 1 seed in the first men’s event of the World Championships, posting a time of 3:44.19 to win his heat from lane seven and beat out 2012 Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang.

Auboeck’s effort made him the fourth-fastest performer in the world this year, while Sun, ranked No. 1 at 3:42.16, qualified second for China. The third seed went to Australia’s David McKeon in 3:45.56.

South Korea’s Park Tae Hwan, the Olympic gold medalist in 2012, finished fourth in 3:45.57. Park missed the Olympic final in the event last summer but has rebounded considerably this year.

Australian Olympic gold medalist Mack Horton was fifth in 3:45.60, followed by Great Britain’s James Guy (3:45.64), Italy’s Gabriele Detti (3:45.72) and the USA’s Zane Grothe (3:46.14).

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