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China’s Sun Yang put up a world best in the men’s 400-meter free to defend his title at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
Sun, who had some doping issues to take care of in the past year, threw down a top time of 3:42.58 to defend his 2013 title. That swim cleared Mack Horton’s 3:42.84 from Australian Nationals as the top time in the world this year.
That’s Sun’s sixth world championship gold medal, and 10th career medal overall.
Great Britain’s James Guy earned silver in a time of 3:43.75. That swim eclipsed his British record of 3:44.16 as he managed to capture his first world championship medal.
Guy bettered his third-best ranking in the world with that swim.
Canada’s Ryan Cochrane, a 26-year-old veteran of the sport, collected bronze in 3:44.59. That’s his third world bronze medal and seventh overall including four silvers.
He’s now ranked fifth in the world with that swim.
USA’s Connor Jaeger (3:44.81), Hungary’s Peter Bernek (3:46.29), Poland’s Wojciech Wojdak (3:46.81), Germany’s Clemens Rapp (3:48.52) and USA’s Michael McBroom (3:51.94) also competed for the world title.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 100 fly semis
- Men’s 400 free finals
- Women’s 200 IM semis
- Men’s 50 fly semis
- Women’s 400 free finals
- Men’s 100 breast semis
- Women’s 400 free relay finals
- Men’s 400 free relay finals
Awe!
swallow your hate, jealousy and lies Craig Lorde
That’s a spectacular result after what he has been through for the last years. I am in awe. Sun, you are always the man!