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| Today - Pre-Race |
Reports coming out of China today reveal that Sun Yang has just missed out on Zhang Lin's 2009 Asian record of 3:41.35. Sun Yang's time of 3:41.48 moves him up to 5th on the all-time list, just ahead of Park Tae-Hwan's time from last year's Asian Games (3:41.53). Only Ian Thorpe (3:40.08) has been faster in a textile suit.
I'm calling it now. Sun Yang and Park Tae-Hwan will both be under Paul Biedermann's WR of 3:40.07 in Shanghai this summer.
Prediction - An all-Asian/African podium. No room for America or Australia. Yannick Agnel looks like the only man that could challenge these three currently.
1) Sun Yang, 2) Park Tae-Hwan, 3) Oussame Mellouli
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| Today Mid-Race |
The big question now is how close Sun Yang can get to Grant Hackett's iconic World Record in the 1500 Free? Last year he missed the record by just 0.93 seconds. Today his 400 Free was 0.99 seconds faster than last year. There is a very real possibility that the 1500 WR will go this week.
