That's just one second short of Hackett's record of 14:34!
YouTube - sun yang, won 1500 mt freestyle final.. asian games 2010
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Sun Yang (CHN) has taken a sledgehammer to his own personal standards all week at the Asian Games, medalling a touch away from Park Tae-hwan (KOR) in the 200m and 400m free, but over 30 laps he almost took a sledgehammer to the only surviving men's world record from pre-shiny suit times.
Grant Hackett (AUS) remains king of the 1,500m clock, on 14:34.56. The closest to him had been a shiny suited 14:37.28 by US-based Tunisian Oussama Mellouli, the man who in Beijing, by 0.69sec, prevented Hackett from becoming the first man in swimming history to win the same Olympic crown at three Games.
Now the closest to Hackett is Sun - on 14:35.43, an Asian record. And his last 100m: 54.40! Sun is the only swimmer in 2010 to swim faster in an event than the best effort in 2009.
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The youtube video in the original post is no longer available, but I've found somebody uploaded CCTV's coverage for the entire race:
YouTube - 2010 Asian Games - Swimming / Men's 1500m Free Style Final 1/2
YouTube - 2010 Asian Games - Swimming / Men's 1500m Free Style Final 2/2
Here are some newbie observations and questions from me.
Sun Yang's stroke is textbook perfect - high elbow recovery, full extension, EVF, etc.
Sun's kicking is a little "irregular", but neither is Grant Hackett, I believe. In some footage I even notice Sun's toe are not exactly pointed when kicking. Is that normal for long distance swimmers?
Sun over-rolls his head a bit when he breaths, no?
Wish there is more underwater footage.
I understand noboby in the world swims perfectly in all aspects during a race. Just want to know if I am in the right direction as I try to emulate Sun Yang's swimming.
Thanks.
The youtube video in the original post is no longer available, but I've found somebody uploaded CCTV's coverage for the entire race:
YouTube - 2010 Asian Games - Swimming / Men's 1500m Free Style Final 1/2
YouTube - 2010 Asian Games - Swimming / Men's 1500m Free Style Final 2/2
Here are some newbie observations and questions from me.
Sun Yang's stroke is textbook perfect - high elbow recovery, full extension, EVF, etc.
Sun's kicking is a little "irregular", but neither is Grant Hackett, I believe. In some footage I even notice Sun's toe are not exactly pointed when kicking. Is that normal for long distance swimmers?
Sun over-rolls his head a bit when he breaths, no?
Wish there is more underwater footage.
I understand noboby in the world swims perfectly in all aspects during a race. Just want to know if I am in the right direction as I try to emulate Sun Yang's swimming.
Thanks.
