Sun Yang Smashes Men's 1500m Freestyle World Record - London 2012 Olympics

[@Thatguy-yi1rx]

I'm mind blown 1500m without stopping and keeping the same pace that's one of the most impressive thing I've ever seen in my life respect

[@RyZeDHD]

Drugs helps

[@mingyuhuang8944]

@UCOKLHT4gWGIvj0xV-3n-1Vw there's no evidence to show he doped. You are a fking idiot

[@Matt-ij7zc]

@@mingyuhuang8944 then why was he banned?

[@x_x1551]

@@Matt-ij7zc refusing to take the test i think

[@mobe3006]

You too can do it. Just take drugs.

[@ampolcyn1]

That's crazy mentally to do that after false starting.

[@electrodogg]

Specially after his coach look to him too lol

[@GreyWind]

Chance lmao

[@mhmdfaisal6482]

Bagus

[@nightshinobi3693]

he got exited and scaried then his blood pressure etc boosted by his brain so and so

[@Aka_daka]

Na easy when you know you are on performance enhancing drugs.

[@ActivBowser9177]

I like how both Sun Yang's 1500-meter world record swim in the 2012 Olympics and Bobby Finke's 1500-meter world record swim in the 2024 Olympics both occurred on August 4.

[@ManuelGutierrez-zb5xm]

I swam in high school and my best 100m time ever was 58 seconds. These guys swim 56s 100's for 1500 meters. Wow.

[@lukemiao4454]

no he doesn't do 56s for 100m, if he did his time would be 14:00, he does around a 58 per 100 to get to 14:30 but that's still insanely fast

[@ManuelGutierrez-zb5xm]

Yeah that is my sprint pace for 1 100! He does 15 at that pace. It blows my mind that's all.

[@RxgIaNt44]

I'm a swimmer in hs right now and i need to get on your level. My 50m freestyle time is 43. But then again i'm a freshmen

[@ManuelGutierrez-zb5xm]

RxgIaNt44 43 is kind of rough but you are starting out. Keep it at it bud, I am 5.7 and made it to state 2x with 1:04 in 100 breaststroke. The awesome thing about swimming is that the more you work (and this includes technique) the better you get. Good luck and always remember that girls in bathing suits are a lot better than a room full of sweaty guys : D

[@kanmingxu6384]

Manuel Gutierrez 1:04 isnt bad! I had that when i was 13 tho ;))

[@huanghuang3846]

dont get why people comment on him crying, its just an emotion , nothing negative, just some people smile a lot.

[@lexn8052]

@@rogerc23 at least he's a gold medalist olympian. What do you do successfully?

[@kevinsusanto4136]

@@rogerc23 and ur just a garbage that no one care about

[@明月漫千山100]

Roger C He was just 17 back then

[@aperson5237]

100 shinozaki no he wasn’t he was 20.

[@Raphael-ql9pf]

@@rogerc23 when u try to roast but realise you're life is trash so you went KZbin and still trashed I feel sorry for u brotha , don't comment and hide

[@racheljoankoh7847]

I have watched this so many times especially during moments in my life when I am close to giving up. And each time the video ends, my tears well up too.

[@churlishly]

In sympathy for the other athletes who were robbed of their medals by this drugs cheat?

[@ahmetcoskun6570]

Why

[@LovingFeelingThinking]

All the best, Sister.

[@benjaminhintzman3951]

I get annoyed when the commentators immediately state "that's a disqualification". They should wait until there is official disqualification before saying it.

[@kingseokjin6]

Benjamin Hintzman ikr

[@shinobisprout74441]

They are just saying it because he is chinese

[@weihongli5118]

ShinobiSprout that can be true

[@aqilaebrahimi1930]

They are stupid that's why

[@teukumuhammadhafizh1490]

That's just question dude, or just an opinion as a commentator

[@kowalityjesus]

This, to me, is the ultimate in difficulty. Distance swimming.

[@vettegaddia6234]

+kowalityjesus I'm not even a big swimming fan. But watching his stroke under water through the 1500 m is a work of art. I wish him luck in Rio.

[@zashryverallen8027]

+Vette gaddia truly is a work of art.

[@sugarray6138]

kowalityjesus I like distance

[@frederickbousquet6019]

400 IM on 50-meters pool is the hardest one in swimming

[@scorpion407]

I don't know if you swim but I can give you some piece of advise. I am a person who started swimming seriously just a year ago and I was able to swim 200 meters before I die. Now I am able to swim for at least 2 straight ours or over 7 kilometers. The secret is in the pace. You need to try to start very slowly and then increase the tempo over time. Also I can do the same thing with medley. The secret is in the frequent training, slow pace and commitment. Good luck.

[@Notorious_biggest]

2012 : Sun Yang smashes world record 2020 : Sun Yang smashes his blood sample and gets banned for 8 years

[@shirleyjiang5071]

oof

[@Kvasiir]

AT L feel free to stop using KZbin then

[@hsdofiahfd2675]

@Bryson Reins hes correcting a date...

[@MrChan-sc2hb]

lol

[@ww905]

@@atl773 the testing officials were Chinese ladies.

[@mumpygumboo8554]

Sheer poetry. NOTICE: He is not fighting harder/thrashing through the water more than the other swimmer. He is measured, and paced, taking longer, smoother strokes, with less splash on entry than the others. He is using a 2-beat kick almost all the way through. Reducing resistance = more velocity than propulsion alone. Streamlining folks!

[@baraklevy3344]

that's actually 4 beat kick...for most of the race

[@mumpygumboo8554]

@@baraklevy3344 OK; it appears that you're correct. At the 8:00 mark he is using a two-beat kick, then we see much more four beat kicks. However, most of the kicks are light, almost like stabilizer kicks (with some propulsion), then two of them are stronger, to help turn the body most likely. Thanks for the clarification. Most of the kicks look like he's kicking once with one leg strongly, then two small kicks on the other side, followed by another strong kick, making a total of three kicks with one leg. Maybe this has something to do with balancing out the alternating breathing sides?

[@baraklevy3344]

@@mumpygumboo8554 well i see one main kick for the stroking hand, then followed by 3 small ones as you mentioned. I dont think breathing is related but i am just a beginner so no idea.

[@Issemayshandmadegifts]

That's why....

[@BNG-tx2ro]

@@mumpygumboo8554 he was cheating tho

[@CNHabs]

Sun Yang's kick only started towards the end but he was like a torpedo in the final 100m.

[@colinhwang9859]

CNHabs mhm he needs to save that energy for pushing off the walls and the last 100, he did a flutter once in a while tho

[@yonggeun4222]

20:24 is he disabled?

[@astrofazegaming1487]

@@yonggeun4222 he's just really happy, probably something you'll never feel

[@yonggeun4222]

@@astrofazegaming1487 ik but just the vibe is like disabled person

[@astrofazegaming1487]

@@yonggeun4222 💀

[@holdenmcgroin8917]

2023, with the rise of the great young Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui and despite all the haters, Sun's record still stands and celebrates its 11th anniversary

[@Michael-yb7jh]

Despite all the smashed blood samples 🤣

[@viksoply6404]

Doesn’t stand anymore

[@Nick-sl7zc]

welp it's broken tdy

[@ykartd]

This man swims 16 km a day when training. How many people here walk 5 km a day?

[@ZedBC]

me.

[@furoman1]

True! :) But it's the same: People work 8-10 hours a day besides their training. Does Sun even work 2 hours a day? (No, he works 0 hour/day, because he is a swimmer).

[@ykartd]

Well, I guess the media gave out that number because it was considered a lot among the swimmers as well! I'm not certain though!

[@youngdancers5027]

Trakyyy I hate walking or running but I swim 6 or 7km a day so

[@neutralcitizen1019]

Young Dancers lol yeah me too.. I get pissed off walking from my home to train station 1 km away every morning but I swim like 3 km everyday

[@PhanteusZ]

He lost alot of energy with the first mistaken dive yet he still wins! Amazing.

[@hansolo6751]

which provided him with tons of adrenaline

[@chengfranz7328]

Han Solo good point dude

[@pranavjain9344]

Han Solo That is a good point, but in an event like the 1500 free, a swimmer has to calm down. Had it been a sprint like th 50 or 100 free then adrenaline would have played a part.

[@ThePranks4life]

Phanteus He also got suspended for doping :p

[@r6guy]

Mark Dawes He did, he took a banned stimulant for chest pains he was suffering. However, the substance he took is no longer on the banned substance list as of this year. “to clarify, under the current list, Trimetazidine is currently prohibited in-competition only until the end of 2014. For the 2015 List, you will see it has moved (to) section S.4.5.” Essentially, trimetazidine has been reclassified and downgraded. As of January 1, it will not be on the banned stimulant list.

[@TIM2012-f1w]

He was the first to jump down and the first to return. （他是第一個跳下去的，也是第一個回來的。）

[@ZhangtheGreat]

This guy swam the 400m and the 1500m...ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How many swimmers can compete in both a medium AND long-distance race...and STILL smash BOTH records?!

[@heathp80]

ZhangtheGreat Him and Katie Ledecky are truly in a league of their own.

[@marlingod]

200-1500 actually, same with Ledecky

[@klnkk1282]

He won 200, 400, 800 and 1500 in Asian Games earlier this month.

[@alekosbinder1017]

Katie Ledecky

[@monajackson9377]

sunyang won 200 gold medal in 2016 Rio olympics

[@Kilkelly899]

As a person new to swimming and looking to improve my technique im completely mind blown by this swim!

[@kadinbrabender9836]

Same bro

[@RoPo2005]

Don’t get too inspired. Wouldn’t want you to fail your drug tests as well.

[@Gerhard2770]

Just stay away from drugs

[@jalenstimes7452]

Who's here after Paltrinieri threatened Yang's mark at Worlds 2022? And Yang's final 50 is still the most impressive final 50 to any swim event I've ever seen.

[@kekkuzzo75]

Then we found out why last Yang's 50 was so impressive...

[@anderssanderson4073]

Yes very impressive "strategy" he used

[@tim_epic1108]

I am Here After the Rekord is Broken

[@jeovecabalquinto]

The surname is Sun, not Yang.

[@dannytat1823]

I think I would be tired if I walked 1500m. Great job, great olympian.

[@yuedu618]

lol~~

[@fujisakisan133]

i think i would die if i was in the pool. I dont know how to swim :(

[@lelnope4448]

+Ann Du don't worry u will learn soon!!!!

[@arminosas]

Today i ran that distance just for laughs.

[@dannytat1823]

+RageDrakax And the result?...

[@Soloandcoco]

and now, he is the king of 200M in Rio~~

[@hansolo6751]

thats my man Sunyang lol

[@maedehtahmouri3728]

Hey come on!!! I think he is just too tired...im so sorry for him im crying...

[@whyareyoureadingthisstalke8378]

+tom chanlan LMAO that was hilarious

[@123-h5i5y]

mark of a sore loser

[@coozookoo]

2012 Olympic - Sun Yang won gold in 1500m. 2014: Sun Yang was (secretly) banned from competing for doping usage which "allegedly" was used for medicinal purposes. 2016 Olympic - Sun Yang finished 16th in 1500m, didn't even qualify for finals. Medicine or doping usage discovered and had to stop?

[@zrchitecture]

sun yang is the modernist of swimming, his movements are so elegant, beautiful

[@emmalou9489]

I watch these videos just to see their technique

[@BugCatLove]

me too

[@ULaurx]

NickeTMD me three

[@BugCatLove]

.

[@BugCatLove]

ULaurx Draw me too ≠ two

[@areesagobian8329]

Same

[@domomo19]

Incredible !!! This guy just proved he is not human. The 1500m is one of the hardest events to win in all of sports and yet he owns it like it's his. Sure enough with two world records. I'd like to see him repeat success like this in Rio . Amazing job Sun Yang !!

[@arpadnagy1354]

Sun had the perfect physique for the 1500m between the ages of 18 and 21. After 20, his bones gradually grew denser, and he packed on more muscle and body mass, driven by his genetic predisposition. His unique, fluid style that dominated the 1500m began to fade over the years. Yet he crushed the 200m free in Rio like a Boss Shark! What a champion!

[@rohinanand4047]

Who's here after he got banned for 8 years due to doping?????

[@neboiznad]

Me

[@nicky.travel300]

Dude not doping. read the whole story

[@ulluruallara5029]

warren nicky yes he is

[@anselc366]

warren nicky dude, stop being a china fandog . U can instead use this time to do other things meaningful other than being someone’s dog.

[@qiaozhou9296]

not doping he got banned for rejecting dope check

[@luccamartins3807]

he makes it look so easy omg. watch his kick it is so much smoother than anyone else in the field.

[@MrMidgetman96]

The other day at the pool I did 15:56 and watching this I was like OMG with a bit more training I could be an Olympian. Then I realised I only did 1k :(

[@ezza1236]

David Eke dude that’s impressive time , how on earth did you get that time

[@justabbie3419]

That’s only 5 laps short! That’s still impressive time. You could one day!

[@afierro165]

hahahhaha good one

[@James-rj2bc]

@@justabbie3419 10 laps. its a 50m pool

[@itz_moonwolf1480]

@@James-rj2bc isnt one lap two lengths? Cuz thats what i was taught

[@divyanshkathotia6829]

Sensational from Sun Yang. Superb Effort. I am tired while doing 1500m straightaway and he is nothing short for a celebration.

[@belowocean]

wonder how much the googles fog over after a 1500

[@СергейВиноградов-г5ь]

+Eric Chen gogles fog when factory coating gets worn out or damaged. In that case, you can apply 1 drop of anti-fog liquid, and there will be no fog for the whole day.

[@rickyzmkuo]

Every time coming out of water I apply quite a bit of soap water on both sides of the goggles, wash most of it off but leave some remaining on the goggles to protect the surface. I've got no fogging problem at all.

[@supernoodles908]

I just lick them... And that works ...

[@soup341]

Super Noodles me too hahah

[@montexic5201]

He probably has high quality anti-fog goggles for the Olympics 😂

[@DavittFinol]

Just so you know, actual race starts at about 5:20

[@ellazhao8827]

Thank you

[@crateria_fortnite2981]

Thank you

[@BenJohnsonw]

David Finol legend

[@petersonnormil6799]

Not every hero wears a cape

[@magnus3333]

Tyvm

[@ninja4O5]

That false start and then smashing the wr! One of the best races ever in history!

[@WeareDriverSeat]

No chinese athlete will fool me anymore He got this extra nitro in him, that's not one of the best races in history

[@qwerty112311]

💉

[@drpeteandersen]

This young man demonstrates all 5 keys to efficient swimming. And those keys enable him to farther and faster from start to finish. He is the prime example I use to teach all competitive swimmers using my kinesthetic self-correction techniques to coach themselves to improve performance.

[@unforgotable1]

Do you have videos or something?

[@blacksharkswimmer3729]

Let's see the video

[@vyepez500]

Little you knew Mr Pete :(

[@falconx8719]

You forgot the 6th key to efficient swimming: drugs. He has been banned for doping.

[@ostensibly531]

@@falconx8719 no

[@nickolaismith]

If you compare Sun Yang's swimming style versus Kieren Perkens in 1996 when he set the world record, it's quite different. With Kieren Perkens, he kicked like mad and took many breaths sometimes every stroke. Where Sun Yang takes about half the number of breaths that Kieren did.

[@keepyupy2334]

Nick Smith sung yang takes a breath every stroke though

[@lonzee18]

Keepyupy he does every other

[@karoluswijaya6165]

@@keepyupy2334 but the distance of sun yang push is good

[@bronxcheer1484]

Nick Smith - not true . Are we watching the same person? Sun yang breathes on each stroke sometimes, but generally every second stroke like kp.

[@deepzerocool]

His breathing pattern before and after turn is very interesting! Tried this and it apparently works pretty well for people with favored one side breathing. You turn to the other side just for one breathe for that extra oxygen then back to normal rhythm with your favored side.

[@weexploregiiandru]

Please elaborate

[@mohamedalhosani649]

Sun swims very wisely by maintaining his 4 beat kick which is really energy saving and only switching to 6 bk in the last 100 meter to sprint and give him an advantage over his competitors 😊 👍

[@elasticpotato2974]

then got found to be on drugs and had an 8 year ban :)

[@希翹吳]

@@elasticpotato2974 he is not on drugs, he had tests twice a month, in a test he found out that the testers are not qualified and he smashed the samples, that's what makes him being banned

[@xsoireg]

@@elasticpotato2974 Thats the Australians

[@georgeyboy5256]

@@希翹吳 'he's not on drugs...he just smashed all the samples' ahahahahahahaha

[@makoruah]

thats the power of eating rice

[@skeglar]

wow, stereotype much?

[@juanpabloguzman255]

hahaha lol

[@jessec4443]

+skeglar just a prank bro

[@skeglar]

+Jesse C i dont think you understand the definition if a prank.

[@jessec4443]

It's a social experiment bro

[@10thYugiohmaster10]

20:34 It's hilarious how Mellouli just casually squeezes Sun Yang's shoulders to check if they're real. XDD

[@nitinthomas2642]

he had the stamina to thrash around in the water after 1500 m?WOW.

[@RoPo2005]

Nitin Thomas Drugs...

[@Bamakron]

@@RoPo2005 as a swimmer when you do an intense race and you're very proud of it you feel less pain, imagine winning the olympics. Even tho he uses drugs, he has to work hard at the pool too, moreover he's not the only one doping in the olympics :)

[@arundhupker4628]

he smashed the world record

[@1pasupaty]

Indians are going to be good swimmers soon.just need to wait bfr the names start popping out

[@liahimaalbany922]

+Shivraj Pasupathy in your dreams, buddy

[@naveenverma8476]

+Liahima Albany looks like you got jealaous, BUDDY ;)

[@bobbylin12]

+Jr ACe xD

[@kinnen2354]

Naveen Verma There is nothing to be jealous of. ;)

[@rizmkw4157]

What a dope performance

[@hamzaamer5873]

Wink wink

[@enriquelondres6134]

😂

[@nickafast]

Underrated comment. Should be top comment

[@alexbrown5560]

actually banging comment

[@yanny_zoe]

Jealousy makes you ugly.

[@jackieau123]

I hate it when people scream during the start!

[@noahmutersbaugh9910]

jeez. there isn't a single air bubble coming off of his hands. That's how you know he's got an extremely efficient stroke.

[@supernoodles908]

Noah Mutersbaugh it's amazing

[@GMZTORP]

You know he has got an extremely efficient stroke because his hand exits in the exact same place where he starts catching the water.

[@shsueiee2358]

@@GMZTORP do u guys know how to make no bubbles under hand?

[@GMZTORP]

@@shsueiee2358 Yes, I know. Your arm should enter relaxed, fingertips first, minimal splash with your elbow.

[@shsueiee2358]

@@GMZTORP thx.

[@racingretro4850]

The rythm of his stroke is unbelivable.😍👍

[@ericking1530]

How can people SWIM this long?!?!? I get exhausted after 200 M

[@fantasyrunning229]

Me too. Unbelievable. WHat's gone wrong with our swim?

[@A-Gut-of-the-Past]

an aussie announcer mentioned off-hand that sun yang swims up to 100 km (62+ miles) A WEEK! we will always be hobbyists compared to legends like sun yang, grant hackett, oussama mellouli.

[@involuntarytwitch9771]

wanttoliveyoungforever Your stroke is probably really bad. You are also probably very unfit. People who swim for a sport often swim around 5 km a training session, 10 times a week or so.

[@theterminator308]

swimming long distance is really not difficult...reducing beat kicks (4 beat kicks each breath), taking long strokes with slow speed, only swim like a sprinter in the last 100m. That's my experiences. in every summer, I swim about 12km/week (4 days per week)-3km each day ( swim 1500m 2 times each) :D. I know I am able to finish 5-10km each time but it take too much time.

[@fantasyrunning229]

theterminator308 Thank you so much. I will train harder. Yes I am quite unfit for that long, or maybe my breathing teachnique isn't correct. Because i get exhausted easily..

[@Hmkls]

Paul Biedermann's 2009 tech suit 200m 1.42.00 WR last 50m: 25.70s Sun's textile suit 1500m last 50m: 25.68s and he only started sprinting for real with like 40m to go. :O

[@Elitial]

O口O

[@taylorz7875]

Still got teary eyed when I see this even after all the scandals surrounded Sun yang. I cannot imagine how much time and effort those athletes poured into. It is very easy for us to judge but life is so much more complicated than simply black and white. He is an excellent swimmer and has great technique for me to learn from, hope all the best to his future.

[@georgeyboy5256]

He's a drugs cheat, always has been, always will be. Even had the cheek to berate other swimmers when they shunned him, he's a disgrace.

[@taylorz7875]

@@georgeyboy5256 ok :)

[@linlinlalalo]

@@georgeyboy5256 Why do people like you always have to ruin everything when China wins something? It is disgraceful that you have to say this when results cannot be changed because you make up some random lies, When Sun Yang in fact did NOT cheat for the 2012 Olympics and this will be a great race in history until you can accept it. Do not shun our people like this please.

[@kevinmithnick9993]

Nice one: life is more complicated than just black and white

[@Aesthetic_life_3]

@@georgeyboy5256who Sun Yang？

[@sebinachurchill4246]

I'm a Chinese-Canadian and couldn't stop myself from smiling

[@Ethan-pg1pf]

Kawaii Kuudere same here

[@quinnwu2476]

because china win gold, and canada win silver

[@jadeemperor59]

Google 吕超然

[@takewealth]

Same here dude!

[@RyZeDHD]

Smiling is not acceptable, *8 years ban for you*

[@warrp3226]

I love his reaction to this. All of that work finally paid off. Absolutly inspirational.

[@Alessandro-fx6lt]

he was doped lol

[@borninautumn3660]

@@Alessandro-fx6lt ofc you would know

[@rogerc23]

He needs to have all his records and medals taken away

[@治强]

why, you saw him taking doping...., if IOC didn't annouce to take it , why you so rush about it...jealous people

[@rogerc23]

@@治强 why are you protecting a useless drug cheat? Oh yeah, you’re Chinese, cheating is your life.

[@tengamangapiu]

I'd like to see the athletes' heart rate to compare how much efficiently they're swimming. It seems Sun Yang doesn't even dolphin kick after flip turns, but is faster than the swimmer at lane 3 who does couple of dolphin kicks after every flip turn.

[@lmao4258]

He was using doping that’s why. Doping is a drug that you use before an game so that you’ll automatically perform better

[@funpark3218]

@@lmao4258 that’s complete bullshit. His doping scandal is very controversial to say the least and it’s not very clear whether he actually doped or not. Nevertheless, his 2012 Olympics achievement is ironclad - he was tested several times before and after the event and his world record still stays valid. Stop spreading false information.

[@Bald_MartinFN]

@@funpark3218 he got done for doping ages after this tho

[@iylun270]

@@lmao4258 1. doping is not a drug lol 2. he was tested in the 2012 olympics and was completely valid 3. his ban was very controversial 4. do some research before you comment

[@lmao4258]

@@iylun270 Doping is a drug so stfu and ‘do some research’

[@andrewross7444]

I love the official's reaction at 4:11 just like "oh my god..."

[@KyuhyunDonghae]

didn't he break his own world record?

[@vettegaddia6234]

KyuhyunDonghae He crushed his WR. And the 2nd and 3rd place winners are also among the 4 fastest times of all time. So there is no question that we are looking at the greatest 1500 m swim of all time. And by far the deepest field.

[@dm7539]

did anyone else cheer for their country even though it’s 2017?

[@RoPo2005]

And his drug test...

[@luceafarul579]

@@RoPo2005negative

[@thousandwater]

Its so moving to see him crying. No one knows how much he had to do to get this far... Technically he is superior, he strikes slowlier and less but was still faster, and that saves much energy for the end race.

[@propulsious7495]

What's crazy is he came home faster in the last 50, in a 1500, than Paul Biedermann did in the 200 in Rome with the super suits.

[@Gynecologist]

That’s crazy. Had to look it up to verify. Sun Yang : 25.68 Beidermann: 25.70

[@cletuspoirier7874]

​@@Gynecologistwaouhhh

[@dvskate891]

I wish all the swimmers the best of luck in Rio this year!! 2016!

[@AndreGoncalves-cj1oz]

This world record is going down tonight, exactly 12 years later

[@JoshuaG867]

you should go play in the lottery

[@yonggeun4222]

@@JoshuaG867 It DID go down to 1:30.67 0.35 seconds got cut off

[@AndreGoncalves-cj1oz]

Ahaha called it

[@hoangle2897]

25.68 for the last lap.....:))....insane split !!! He was the king of long distance but he looses his advantage in 1500m Sun is now more agressive in shorter distance (200-400)

[@daweiliu6452]

What a feeling when you arrived and can still sip a coffee before the others come

[@colios137]

You should replace Coffe by doping product now.

[@falconx8719]

Yeah what a feeling where he cheated by using drugs.

[@yasinruterz]

Reaction was the best . He is legend

[@kevincao928]

I love how at the end when he splashes the water, it gets all over the officials' pants and they look super uncomfortable. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@LUlUFishyDH]

HE IS TRULY THE KING OF 1500M

[@ZedBC]

he was doping... In 2016 he finished 16th (without doping.)

[@namanmathur4145]

+Berkan Cevik he was injured in 2016

[@ZedBC]

+Naman Mathur well, he still got gold in 200m freestyle, so he isnt like seriously injured.

[@Anna-tz4lg]

Well he got food poisoning during his last few days at Rio. It was on the news maybe not on the American media

[@johnvneu6378]

+Berkan Cevik Sun got 2 gold medals in 2012 for Men's Freestyle 400m and 1500m, both OR and WR respectively. Then he took the supplement in 2014 so his glory in 2012 will never be invalid. There is no evidence Sun took that supplement before the Olympic Game in London 2012, much like there is no evidence Hackett, Thorpe, and Phelps took that supplement. Oh wait, Thorpe wore his tights that covers all his body, which decreases coefficient of friction which is malicious for only his wearing it and Sun's supplement was affirmed by WADA later. WADA is the top of medical science and sport science, and no body can challenge them. Nobody can say it is political negotion because even Russia with more political power was ejected off truck and field. It is Horton, Joshua and Palmer that shall be investigated once for any conspiracy.

[@lzy_os]

Man also smashed some record pills

[@XwD77]

Interesting - did his London 2012 samples turn positive results? How about Kazan 2015, Rio 2016, Budapest 2017??? Which one returned positive doping results?? Or are you making an assumption based off of what you think is the truth?

[@patrickfry7742]

XwD77 that’s why he’s banned for 8 years😬😬

[@cooldumpy7913]

yeah this was such a dope performance

[@bronxcheer1484]

W Chu - you are a delusional flog

[@general8284]

word!!

[@EATENG]

You know Sun Yang is in a class of his own just by looking at how much reserve he keeps in his legs compared to everyone else, and he still led the whole way.

[@tanchao6419]

Sun has won the 200 400 800 1500 freestyle gold medal,unbelievable!

[@zoewilkinson6871]

Not 800 at the Olympics. 800 is only for woman like how the 1500 is only for the men

[@diegofraile2651]

@@zoewilkinson6871 800 men and 1500 women will be added on Tokyo schedule

[@Bigkidstudios23]

I would be hella exhausted after attempting this madness to say the least

[@leozhou681]

When sun celebrates the poor adjudicators behind him are soaked

[@luckypup717]

leo zhou that’s what you have to go through if you time in the olympics😂😂😂

[@ejancis]

he's stoked so they're soaked

[@Alex-rw2ml]

imagine using ssat vocab

[@elasticpotato2974]

then got found to be on drugs and had an 8 year ban :)

[@itz_moonwolf1480]

@@elasticpotato2974 i thought it was 3 years and tbh the accusation was a bit fishy. The ppl checking his blood were not following protocol. Ur supposed to have 2 officials from the olympic committee but one of the ppl checking sun yang was not from the committee. Sun yang noticed this and asked to check his work card showing that he was part of the committee and naturally the person didnt have one. Sun yang called his lawyer and his lawyer told him to not let the “officials” take his blood sample. This part is kinda weird: sun yang told them not to use the blood sample, to destroy the sample and take a new one with actual officials there. He would not let them test it until there were 2 officials present. Pretty normal. Then i assume there was some conflict or smt because he destroyed the bag and obviously it seemed like he was hiding smt so he got banned for three years. He could’ve appealed but his lawyer is pretty bad so he didn’t tell sun yang about appealing.

[@FranciscaMCR]

they make it look so easy

[@ДейвидНайденов-э5й]

Emmm... Try a 1500 free dude

[@loyaltychange4123]

@@ДейвидНайденов-э5й dude re read what she said. "made it LOOK so easy" not "it was so easy"

[@LESTIFISA]

You look easier

[@fegasd]

20:25 My sons are swimmers, and I know how hard it is to do what Sun Yang did that day. I hope one day I will see my boys on Olympic games... Sun Yang is great sportman, and my family admires him and his results...

[@scoutjackson982]

@Marcus how did he cheat what happened

[@ilovebeinghydrated]

@@scoutjackson982 drugs

[@nabzgg4289]

@@ilovebeinghydrated dang that’s just unfair tbh

[@kujiyhosu7978]

@@ilovebeinghydrated he used a medication that isnt even banned anymore

[@治强]

you know what's sad about you people.,, if you could't do it, you would undermine those who can do it.... i don't know if you can swim, that techinique of sun is impeccable..

[@jflawless1375]

Just watching this makes me tired and breathless, good job Sun Yang

[@MichaelOrthodoxChristian]

Sun Yang - beautiful energy conserving kick technique.

[@ayoubprozz6266]

He is really a beast . All his efforts paid off, even though he was near being disqualified .

[@juliusvencejo6999]

Man, you´re a beast! I need nine lives to do something like that.

[@campbellmiller-waugh328]

amazing how this event has evolved in the past years. Kieren Perkins' 1500m win in 1992 at the Olympic Games in Barcelona was a 14:43 and the personal best of the swimmer in Lane 8 is a 14:45! Incredible!!!

[@jonbridge6442]

This is one of the greatest finishes in any race that wasn't a close call!

[@ddanemily4151]

So proud of you Sun Yang, love you...

[@ultimatecheig3296]

he is banned now....

[@elasticpotato2974]

then got found to be on drugs and had an 8 year ban :)

[@ascensionzenith4043]

hes not on drugs. stop spreading lies

[@datboi3577]

@UCG7PwdLl4GQI1pjdBpNEirA you're a fuckwit

[@lazy6716]

@@elasticpotato2974 it’s so sad that u copy n paste this comment under every reply of this vid 🤣 u got no life

[@lamborgenie6923]

lol. look at the officials' pants at 20:23

[@rotmghetfop224]

LOL

[@renal4366]

LOL and hes just standing there like...An Olympian splashed my pants i will never wash them again

[@dianakarina2524]

LamborGENIE LOL😱

[@nancycc540]

LamborGENIE where????????is he ??????????

[@nibiru6]

lol

[@parkerfleischman1852]

Wild how the Paris schedule almost perfectly lined up with the London schedule and now the WR has officially fallen exactly 12 years to the date 14:30:67

[@dagg310]

yes....wild how all the summer olympics happen in the summer ...lol

[@ActivBowser9177]

It would be wild if someone breaks Finke's new world record exactly 12 years later on August 4 in the 2036 Olympics.

[@leonardobriceno1416]

omg that guy pulls a 31 stroke for a 50 longcourse....THATS CRAZY... talk about DPS

[@Hmkls]

Not 31, 26-27 even.

[@leonardobriceno1416]

dude...thats insane..

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

he is 1.98 I say, so that gives out 50/1.98=25.25, Which I would say a balanced even stroke in which to be more energy saving for the final sprint.

[@bransan97]

Qiuyuan Chen Wat do you mean with that calculation it makes no sense at all to me? I think you want to say that he dont need to swim so many strokes becouse he is tall. But I still dont understan the calculation. Anyway Its about arm span and shoe size and not how tall the person is. But tall persons more often have a bigger shoe size and wider armspan and thats why the reason why the best swimmers often is tall. But even if you calculate that it still makes no sense becouse its also about the body position and stroke technique. That can affect the number of strokes a lot.

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

The Arm span is almost equals or longer than body length which is common for swimmers. Thus each one of two stroke would give him a full body length of traveling or a bit more than that.

[@TheTermX]

Sun Yang got one of the best techniques in my opinion.. so awesome !

[@arpadnagy1354]

Sun Yang the greatest champion i have ever seen! Amazing performance

[@abuel3yal]

Sun Yang is using Terry Laughlin's Total Immersion technique in a beautiful way. Terry should definitely see this.

[@Jinan.]

china has amazing athletes

[@textera147]

+Power Punch there are great athletes in every nation, the thing is that some countries dont even try to find them... there is a phelps in every country, the thing is, USA are the best at finding that phelps and training him , and giving that athlete what he need to polish himself.

[@lnp49023]

+textera147 absolutely correct!!! There are great athletes in every nation, but other countries don't find them or train them properly / invest in them. Here in the USA, we find them, train them, and dope them up Lol jk ;-)

[@skeglar]

+textera147 A Phelps in every country? You're essentially saying there are multiple people in the world that can win 8 gold medals in the Olympics in several different countries. Yeah I don't think so. haha

[@lnp49023]

Well, the possibilities are out there. As easy as Phelps chose to go with the swimming route, he could have NOT gone the swimming route as well. I see both of your points equally valid :^)

[@skeglar]

+lnp49023 8 golds in 1* olympics

[@ethansaltmere]

i always get goosebumps at the end of this. What an unbelievable display of human ability

[@Shenjae]

20:22 What everyone is looking for.

[@connorglendinning1261]

Imagine if he'd actually been disqualified.

[@zhangjohn835]

How?

[@vincenttheo8841]

+Connor Glendinning would have been a cheap win to the other competitors tho

[@GIJew]

+Zhang zhiqiang Did you not see the false start at 3:40

[@textera147]

+Connor Glendinning partly, he is the main attraction of the event, if there is even a glimps of excuse to not dsq him, they wont. there are lots of sponsors invested on him. And you can see why in the video xD

[@arpadnagy1354]

Oh no!

[@LexyBANA]

came to say that bobby finke broke sun yang's record after 12 years! congrats to the US and it was an amazing watch from start to end!!!!

[@SoydeCubaCompay]

flight away! even Hi speed up in the last 50 meters !! no question that we are looking at the greatest 1500 m swim of all time. Sun Yang

[@thepineshowlive6297]

huge respect for mellouli just racing his own race and not worrying about the guys next to him. he brought it back in the end too.

[@floaterland-y9t]

now history is newly made, but so nostalgic to rewatch this.

[@dagg310]

what do u mean?

[@floaterland-y9t]

@@dagg310 new wr

[@CaptAndreiMei]

watching his stroke and also Grant Hackett, Ian Thrope for mid-long range freestyle just such a joy, so nice, like a hot knife through the butter. Skating, or even say floating on the water

[@Makeuplover93s]

My god! proud proud and proud. I cried so hard!! Sun Yang, go!

[@kevinsyz1201]

3:49 Sun Yang was prepared for the siren so when the referee said something other than the siren, Sun was prepared to dive as soon as he heard a noise. Usually this never happens but im glad he got another chance

[@michaelShpeto]

Who’s here after Bobby Finke broke the world record

[@ownagesniper1]

Yes sir

[@trickshotsandpiano1944]

Yup

[@arpadnagy1354]

Sun Yang will remain the KING of this event forever

[@AceStrikerxXx]

@@arpadnagy1354Sun Yang is a known doper

[@ownagesniper1]

@@arpadnagy1354 he's been dethroned

[@DaveTan65]

That was such a dope performance! Wink wink.

[@RyZeDHD]

Dave Tan ikr can't wait to see him perform again lmao

[@cultureshock72]

Wow. He makes it look so effortless. Just incredible.

[@rickydharma701]

only him can help us if we got stranded in an island

[@cornwild6062]

+PEANUT BUTTER JELLY Swimming a month? haha,,,

[@RoPo2005]

And all the other drug cheats

[@aanda5009]

sun is crazy... his strokes tho

[@수민-s4h5b]

The last sprinting... So impressive👏👏👏

[@rainiesun5958]

Soooo proud of our China Sun! So glad that I can have a chance to see this amazing guy in Budapest this year!

[@ericguzman4043]

this is definitely an testament to incredible endurance. swimming a racing pace for 1500m is insane

[@georgeyboy5256]

and a testament to performance enhancing drugs.

[@greenapple1069]

I've watched this video a hundred times and never get bored with how Sun Yang swam. I learned his technique and implemented it whenever I swim in the pool.

[@skillhhy8707]

There’s 0 evident of him cheating, his results were all official and excuses were to be made on each of the two test failures. People are saying that he is a cheater with no evidence, just to save face and find reasons for their own athlete’s’ bad performance. Sun was one of the most tested athletes and it’s clear that its impossible to cheat on any world level competition. Sun Yang is the second most decorated swimmer of all time according to individual world titles, and he is the best freestyler in history. Maybe his personal behavior is not the greatest, but everyone should definitely be looking up to his swimming skills.