Peter Bernek Breaks Historic Grant Hackett 400 Free Meet Record at Worlds – Video

DOHA – Hungary’s Peter Bernek took down a 15-year-old meet record in the men’s 400 free at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video

Bernek threw down a scorching time of 3:34.32 in the middle-distance finale to break Grant Hackett’s historic 1999 record of 3:35.01 from the Hong Kong stop of the meet.

That time also crushed the previous world-leading 3:37.10 from Sun Yang, who clocked that effort at the Beijing stop of the FINA World Cup.

Bernek won his first world title with the victory, and becomes just the third Hungarian male to win a short course world title. Daniel Gyurta (2012, 2014) and Bela Szabados (2000) are the two other winners.

Great Britain’s James Guy moved to second in the world this year and tonight with a 3:36.35, while Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic put up a third-place time of 3:38.17.

Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli (3:39.05), Australia’s Jordan Harrison (3:39.11), Canada’s Ryan Cochrane (3:39.29), Denmark’s Mads Glaesner (3:39.55) and Australia’s Daniel Smith (3:39.63) closed out the finale.

Name	100	200	300	400
Bernek	51.29	1:45.95	2:39.55	3:34.32
Guy	52.24	1:47.65	2:42.33	3:36.35
Stjepanovic	51.11	1:46.58	2:42.53	3:38.17

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