Sun Yang

Sun Yang Goes 3:42 in 400 Free; Chinese Competitors Go 3:45's

At the Miami Superchallenge meet in the Gold Coast, Australia, Sun Yang is back to action and showing off the training…

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Sun Yang Completes Historic Season in 1500 on Day 5 in China

Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 from Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, and he was back to spectacular…

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Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China

On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…

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Sun Yang Blisters Through Day One 200 Free at Chinese Nationals [video]

Results from Chinese swim meets are notoriously hard to find, but thanks to a source within the Chinese swimming community,…

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Shanghai Day 8 Finals Session: Ryan Lochte Wins 5th Gold Medal; Sun Yang Downs World Record

On this last day of competition its all medals, with only 7 finals races to go before the conclusion of…

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World Champs Day 4 Swim of the Day: Federica Pellegrini's 200 Free Takes It By a Tweet

There were lots of excellent swims on day 4 of the World Championships. Phelps broke through with his first gold…

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Cracking the Relays: Men's 800 free

Two down, four to go. As we inch closer and closer to the meet, we move onto a closer inspection…

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Shanghai 2011: Men's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Picks

Now that we’re done with the women’s picks (Free/Back/IM’s | Breast/Fly/Relays), it’s time to start on the men, which usually…

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Shanghai 2011: China Announces Lineups for 2011 World Championships

China is always the big mystery team headed into any World Championship meet. They don’t often swim in other countries,…

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World Championships Roundup: WR Holder Zhao Jing Out of 50 Backstroke

Big news coming out of China for those making your World Championship selections is that the World Record holder in the…

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World Championships Roundup: Flag-Raising Begins Final Wind-Up to Shanghai 2011

One of the coolest features of this year’s World Championship venue, the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, is the massive flag…

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Shanghai 2011: Which World Records are Most Likely to Fall?

This is the first of many preview-type pieces we will run in the leadup to the 2011 Shanghai World Championships….

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Globe-Trotting the 2011 World Championship Trials

With the majority of the Spring National Championship season over around the World (of course, the US doesn’t have a…

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