By John Lohn
\nPhotos by Peter H. Bick<\/p>\n
MONTREAL, Canada, July 31. THE heavy favorite to win the event, Hungary\u2019s Laszlo Cseh didn\u2019t disappoint in the final of the men\u2019s 400 individual medley, as he broke his European record and posted the fourth-fastest time in history. Cseh took command of the race from the start and touched the wall in 4:09.63, making him just the second man to crack the 4:10 barrier.<\/p>\n
American Michael Phelps, the defending champ in the event, holds the top three times, but chose to pass on the event in favor of a varied schedule from his norm. Consequently, Cseh was able to produce a runaway triumph. At last summer\u2019s Olympic Games in Athens, Cseh was the bronze medalist in the event, behind Phelps and the United States\u2019 Erik Vendt.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s Luca Marin collected the silver medal in surprising fashion, as he negotiated the 400 meters in 4:11.67, comfortably ahead of the 4:13.47 registered by Tunisia\u2019s Ous Mellouli, a product of the University of Southern California. The fourth position went to Italy\u2019s Alessio Boggiatto, who delivered a time of 4:13.48.<\/p>\n
American Ryan Lochte was in the medal picture for the first half of the race, but couldn\u2019t keep with the leaders down the stretch and settled for fifth in 4:13.67. The field was filled out by Japan\u2019s Hidemasa Sano (4:17.72), American Robert Margalis (4:17.93) and Greece\u2019s Ioannis Drymonakos (4:19.12).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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