2011 Best Performances (Long Course - Female)

800 METRES FREESTYLE

#	Country		Time	Name	IPS	Meet
1		GBR	8:17.51	Adlington, Rebecca	998	WORLDJUL
2		DEN	8:18.20	Friis, Lotte	996	WORLDJUL
3		ESP	8:22.78	Belmonte, Mireia	982	NEDLCDEC
4		USA	8:23.36	Ziegler, Kate	981	WORLDJUL
5		CHN	8:23.96	Li, Xuanxu	979	CHNLCAPR

On the 5th day of action at China's Water Sports Games in Rizhao, Sun Yang, of Zhejiang, followed up on his 400m victory with a the fastest 1,500m free in the world this year, a 14:47.46 that stunned his rivals and warned the world.

The full depth of results from Rizhao may now be found in the SwimNews World Rankings.

Results at a glance:

Men's 50m backstroke:

• 1. Chen Feiyi, Liaoning, 25.47
• 2. Sun Xiaolei, Shanghai, 25.50
• 3. Zhang Yu, Beijing, 25.91

Women's 200m individual medley:

• 1. Ye Shiwen, Zhejiang, 2:10.87
• 2. Wang Qun, Shandong, 2:12.03
• 3. Zheng Rongrong, Zhejiang, 2:12.25

Men's 200m breaststroke:

• 1. Huang Chaosheng, Hunan, 2:13.06
• 2. Xue Ruipeng, Shanxi, 2:13.43
• 3. Xie Zhi, Yunnan, 2:13.64

Women's 50m butterfly:

• 1. Jiao Liuyang, Guangzhou Army, 26.32
• 2. Lu Ying, Shanghai, 26.45
• 3. Ling Shuyuan, Zhejiang, 26.70

Men's 1500m freestyle:

• 1. Sun Yang, Zhejiang, 14:47.46
• 2. Dai Jun, Shanghai, 15:09.21
• 3. Zu Lijun, Jiangsu, 15:11.02

Men's 4x100m medley relay:

• 1. Beijing, 3:40.54
• 2. Shanghai, 3:43.26
• 3. Chinese Navy, 3:43.56