Four years later, Sun is the the brightest emerging start in men's swimming... OK... Forgive the pun.
In 2012, now 20 years old...
GOLD... 400FR (3:40.14 - just off the WR)
SILVER... 200FR (1:44.93 - tied with Park Tae-Hwan)
GOLD... 1500FR (14:31.02 - smashing his own WR)
BRONZE... 4x200FR relay... throw it into the record
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| I don't know where Sun Yang gets the energy to celebrate so elaborately after swimming a 14:31.02 1500FR |
And the scary news is that Sun is clearly progressing and getting even faster. He stands as the clear favourite to break 14:30 in the Mile, break 3:40 in the 400FR, and given his progression into the 200FR he's likely the odds on favourite to break Paul Biedermann's World Record in the 200FR and possibly be the first person to ever post a 1:39?? There's a long way to go before that point, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility given Sun's progression curve.
Neigh sayers will point to the dubious non-disqualification of Sun in the 1500FR in London, after an apparent false start that would have eliminated Sun from the Final, officials allowed Sun to go on and dominate the race and smash his own world record.
There is no evidence at this point in time that points to Sun not being perfectly capable of continuing onto Rio and being the favourite to win the 200, 400, and 1500FR. Maybe someone can even convince him to give the 100FR a try too, just to see what happens. Nothing but excitement in the future for Sun in the next quadrennial.
TOMORROW... Sprinters' Favourites, Stroke 50s
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