Sun Yang
Sun Yang (孙杨) is the 1,500-meter freestyle swimming world record holder.
Born on Dec. 1, 1991 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Sun Yang's father was a basketball player and his mother was a volleyball player.
Sun was sent to train in Australia with Olympic medalist Grant Hackett's mentor, Dennis Cotterell, for two months earlier in 2011. He went on to break Hackett's 1,500-meter freestyle world record (14:34.56) with his 14:34.14 in Shanghai. Hackett's record had stood for 10 years until Sun smashed it in the 14th FINA World Championships on July 31, 2011.
With a 198-centimeter height and cheerful and confident personality, Sun Yang hopes to achieve good results in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Major achievements:
2006 National Winter Championships – 1st 400m/1500m free
2006 National Marathon Swimming Tournament – 1st 10 km free
2007 National Champions Tournament – 2nd 400m/1500m free
2007 National Championships – 1st 1500m free
2007 National Intercity Games – 1st 1500m free
2008 "Good Luck Beijing" Swimming Olympic Qualification – 2nd 400m free
2008 Olympics — 28th 400m free, 8th 1500m free
2009 World Championships – 3rd 1500m free
2010 Asian Games – 1st 1500m free (Asian Record)
2011 14th FINA World Championships - 1st 1500m free (World Record), 1st 800m free, 2nd 400m free
