Asian Games - Sun Yang

Name : Sun Yang
Country : China
Date Of Birth : September 1, 1991
Height : 198cm

Won 2 gold medals and a silver at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He took gold in Men's 4x200 freestyle relay, 1500m freestyle and a silver in 400m freestyle. He also won a bronze in the 1500m freestyle at the 2009 World Championship in Rome, Italy.

He was scouted to join training by swimming coaches when he was still in pre-school because he was much taller than all the other boys in his school. His height continues to grow rapidly during his training period. There was one year he grew a full 4cm from 192cm to 196cm. He gaine recognition in 2006 after he beat the more prominent swimmer Zhang Lin to win the 1500m freestyle in a national competition. Since then he improved tremendously, slashing almost a minute from his best time in the 1500m freestyle within one year.