Sun Yang Given Preferential Treatment While Incarcerated
Olympic champion Sun Yang was released for the Hangzhou detention centre on Monday and managed to escape the crowd of reporters…
Sun Yang Suspended From Competition, Promotional Events In Wake of Accident
Thanks to Abi Liu for contributing to this report. In light of his recent car accident that resulted in him…
Sun Apologizes, But Will Be Detained
As reported on by SwimSwam yesterday Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang was involved in a minor motor vehicle accident where he was…
Sun Yang Involved In Motor Vehicle Accident
Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang was involved in a car accident earlier today. According to Global Times the accident happened…
Super Series; Increased Excitement With Attendance of Brazil and Japan
There was a great deal of excitement around the first BHP Billiton Super Series last January, that was when an…
Ryan Cochrane credits team effort for Swimming Canada Success
“We’ve built a really good team in and out of the pool to achieve those results,” said Cochrane, whose two medals in Barcelona (silver in the 1,500-m freestyle and bronze in the 800-m freestyle) made him Canada’s most decorated swimmer at the world championships.”
Why Sun Yang Dominates Distance Swimming
When it comes to distance pool swimming, no male athletes will be referenced more often than Sun Yang or Grant Hackett. Sun and Hackett have displayed domination for several uncontested years on an international stage.
Sun Yang Shines at Chinese National Games on Final Day
Sun Yang wrapped up his run of 5 gold medals at this meet, including sweeping the 200, 400, and 1500 freestyles, by winning the men’s 1500 in 14:53.17. Sun pushed a little bit early in this race, to give himself a clear view of the field, but then largely seemed to cost to that winning time that was 22 seconds slower than his own World Record. (Image courtesy of Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
16-Year Old Xin Xin Breaks Asian Record in 800 Free
China’s Xin Xin has broken a Continental Record in the 800 free with an 8:19. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/THeSwimPictures.com)
Record Setting Night for Mao and Zetao in Liaoning
On the fifth day of competition at the 2013 National Games of the People’s Republic of China, or the “Chinese National…
Wu Peng Wins 4th-Straight Title in 200 Fly; Calls it a Career Shortly After
Wu Peng, one of the truly legendary Chinese male swimmers, won the 200 fly at the Asian Games and then stepped off the stage with a final bow. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Sun Yang Smacks Asian Record in 200 Free on Day 3 of Chinese National Games
China’s Sun Yang didn’t swim the 200 free at Worlds, but made up for it with a new Asian Record in the 200 free on Friday. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Male Sprinters Put on a Show Thursday at Chinese National Games
Two more National Records went down Thursday, and a mega three-man sprint battle was set up for later in the meet. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Wang Shun Scores Chinese National Record to Open Chinese National Games
China’s Sun Yang was also among the winners on day 1 of the prestigious event. (File Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Sun Yang to Swim Huge Schedule at Chinese National Games
Triple 2013 World Champion Sun Yang will swim four races individually at the 2013 National Games of the People’s Republic of China. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
