WATCH: Park Tae Hwan Unload 3:44.38 400m Freestyle

Watch race video of South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan in the 400m freestyle at the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series in Atlanta. Park qualified for the 2017 FINA World Championships with a 3:44.38.

May 6, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

WATCH: Park Tae Hwan Unload 3:44.38 400m Freestyle

2017 arena Pro Swim Series at Atlanta

Atlanta, GA
May 4-7, 2017
Thursday Timed Finals: 5 PM EST
Prelims Friday - Sunday: 10 AM EST
Finals Friday - Sunday: 7 PM EST
LIVE RESULTS

Men's 400m Freestyle -- A-Final

1.) Park Tae-Hwan (KOR): 3:44.38
2.) Felix Auboeck (CW-MI): 3:50.39
3.) Patrick Callan (PAC-OK): 3:51.66

Park Tae-Hwan ran away with this race from the get go. The South Korean superstar built a solid three second lead at the 200m mark (1:51.07) and never looked back. The most impressive part? Park's closing speed. Throughout the race, he was splitting 28 mids and 28 highs pretty consistently -- but he went into a completely different gear over the final 50 meters, dropping a swift 26.27 to easily pick up a FINA 'A' qualifying time standard and post the fourth-fastest time in the world this year. Felix Auboeck snagged the silver in 3:50.39 and Patrick Callan rounded out the podium in third with a 3:51.66