China's Ye Shiwen shatters world record to win swimming gold

Updated: 2012-07-29 04:00

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China's Ye Shiwen shatters world record to win swimming gold

China's Ye Shiwen celebrates after winning the women's 400m individual medley final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 28, 2012. Ye set a world record with a timing of 4 minutes 28.43 seconds. [Photo/Agencies] 

 

LONDON -- China's Ye Shiwen shattered world record to win a glod medal in the women's 400 meters individual medley at London Olympics on Saturday.

Ye touched in 4:28.43 to obliterate the previous record held by triple Olympic champion Aussie Stephanie Rice.

She was nearly three seconds ahead of American silver medalist Elizabeth Beisel who timed 4:31.27.  Another Chinese swimmer Li Xuanxu pocketed the bronze at 4:32.91.

 

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