Sun Yang

Men’s 400m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Sun Yang Has A Target On His Back

In the past, Sun has proven his talent and closing ability can be lethal. Recently, however, he hasn’t been swimming at the same level since serving his doping suspension.

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Men’s 200m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Will Olympic and World Champion Yannick Agnel Defend His Title?

It is time for this event to move forward, and continue to get faster rather than stagnate. The silver and bronze medal performances actually got significantly slower from 2011 to 2013.

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Sun Yang’s doctor Ba Zhen has suspension extended after treating Sun during Asian Games

Ba Zhen, the suspended doctor of Chinese distance swimmer Sun Yang, has had his suspension extended by FINA after he reportedly violated the rules by treating Sun at last fall’s Asian Games, when Ba was still suspended.

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Will The American Men Still Top The Medal Standings At Worlds Without Michael Phelps?

The United States topped the men’s medals table at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona despite the glaring absence of Michael Phelps, and it seems as though this time around the task might prove to be more of a challenge.

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The 2012-2014 Medalists in the Men’s Freestyles if Dopers Were Removed

We’ve put together an analysis of what the sport would’ve looked like from 2012-2014 if all athletes who have had a doping ban were not in the picture.

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Chinese Nationals: Sun Yang’s 1500 Shows Endurance Is Suffering

The 400 IMers powered through day eight of the Chinese National Championships, but Sun Yang didn’t display the same level of endurance in his 1500 freestyle.

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Sun Yang Wins 3rd Event, Posts Another World Leader on Day 4 in Baoji

Chinese star Sun Yang has won his 3rd event of the meet so far at the 2015 Chinese Spring Nationals in…

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Sun Yang Submits World Leader in 200 Free on Day 3 at Chinese Nationals

After swimming a 3rd-ranked 400 free earlier in the meet, Chinese star Sun Yang lept to the top of the world’s…

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Sun Yang Swims 3rd-Ranked 400 Free to Open Chinese Nationals

Sun Yang was impressive in winning the men’s 400 free to open the 2015 Chinese Spring Nationals, though the rest of the men’s middle-distance group was underwhelming in their results.

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Ryan Cochrane – Racing Towards That 14:30 Mark In The 1500

ochrane holds a personal best time of 14:39.63 from the London Olympics. He believes that all of the major players such as the United States’ Connor Jaeger, Sun Yang, and a couple others, will help push the event past another major barrier.

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FINA Conducted 1,667 Doping Tests in 2014, Including the One That Caught Park

5 swimmers were tested 6 or more times by FINA alone in 2014.

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Australian Swimmers Express Discontent With FINA’s Anti-Doping Program

After three very high profile cases of world and Olympic champions caught violating FINA’s anti-doping rules and getting off with reduced…

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Top 5 Questions for 500 Days Between Now and Rio 2016 Olympic games

The picture is still not complete, so we counted down the top five questions for 500 days between now and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Sun Yang Eyeing Thailand as China Weighs Possible Gold Coast Protest

Sun Yang is no longer welcome in the Gold Coast training facility he has been rather secretly training in recently; could Thailand be next?

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Psych Sheets Out for 2015 BHP Aquatic Super Series in Perth

American Tyler Clary is the top seed in the men’s 400 IM that will be one of the best races at the series, even without Kosuke Hagino.

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