Sun Yang
1500 m freestyle world record of 14:31.02 from London 2012 still stands
Overview
Sun won the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle at London 2012, the 200 m at Rio 2016, and set the 1500 m world record of 14:31.02 that remains the long course mark. He was the first Chinese man to win Olympic swimming gold. His career later included a doping suspension, one of the most discussed cases in the sport.
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