Peter Bernek Goes Wire-to-Wire in 400 IM, Breaks 4:00 for Gold

Hungary’s Peter Bernek pulled ahead from the first 50 meters in the men’s 400 IM final at the European Championships, and no one else could ever come close. He finished in 3:59.47 to secure the gold medal by more than 3.5 second.

Germany’s Phillip Heintz finished second in 4:03.16, and Hungary’s Gergely Gyurta took third in 4:06.33. Gyurta faded badly down the stretch but had enough of an advantage to hold off Spain’s Marc Sanchez Torrens, who ended up fourth in 4:06.73.

Spain’s Joan Lluis Pons Ramon (4:07.99), Germany’s Jacob Heidtmann (4:08.56), Italy’s Federico Turrini (4:09.11) and Portugal’s Joao Alexandre Vital (4:09.19) also swam in the final.

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