mobanmarketGwangju, South Korea: China’s Sun Yang captured a record fourth 400 metres freestyle world title in an acrimonious final on Sunday, before Britain’s Adam Peaty produced an eye-popping world breaststroke record.
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Sun pumped his fists and let out a visceral roar after a pulsating race brimming with bad vibes and capped by rival Mack Horton’s refusal to join the Chinese giant on the podium after the medal ceremony in Gwangju.
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“Not everyone likes me — I don’t care,” growled Sun when asked about Horton’s snub.
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“It’s okay if you don’t respect me personally, but at the victory ceremony — which is a sincere occasion — you should show respect to my country.”
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The controversial triple Olympic gold medallist slapped the water in delight, pointing to his flag-waving Chinese fans as he savoured an emotional victory over Australian Horton and his 10th world championship gold medal.
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Sun’s latest career milestone comes after fresh allegations in a leaked Fina doping report that claimed the Chinese giant smashed blood samples with a hammer after being visited by testers last year.
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The defending champion clocked three minutes, 42.44 seconds with Horton taking silver in 3:43.17 and Italian Gabriele Detti bronze in 3:43.23 in a repeat of the 2017 podium in Budapest.
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As he climbed out of the pool, Sun bellowed at the crowd before breaking down in tears.
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The bad blood between him and Horton continued with the Australian refusing to take part in the traditional photo after the playing of the Chinese national anthem.
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The pair have clashed in the past with the Aussie, before beating him at the 2016 Rio Olympics, calling Sun a “drug cheat” over a three-month suspension for a banned stimulant Sun said he took for a heart condition.
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“I don’t think I need to say anything,” sniffed Horton. “I think his actions and how it’s been handled speaks louder than anything I could say.”
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Peaty smashed his own 100 metres breaststroke world record, the Olympic champion storming home to win his semi-final in a time of 56.88 seconds — becoming the first swimmer to break the magical 57-second barrier and eclipsing his previous mark by more than two tenths.
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The tattooed pin-up, who has not been beaten for five years over 100 metres breaststroke in major competition, turned 0.12 inside world record pace as fellow Briton James Wilby struggled to keep up.
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“There’s no other word except for incredible,” said Peaty.
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“I’ve been chasing that for three years now, ever since I touched that wall in Rio and I knew I could go faster.”
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After the tension of Sun’s gold medal — the first of the eight-day pool competition — Aussie teenager Ariarne Titmus stunned American great Katie Ledecky to win the women’s 400-metre freestyle final.
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The defending champion looked in complete control until she faded coming into the final turn, allowing Titmus to storm past her to bag her first world title.
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“The time wasn’t a surprise,” said Titmus, who clocked 3:58.76 to beat Ledecky by more than a second
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“I knew I probably had that in me but it’s pretty surreal at the moment — Katie’s a true champion.”
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A glum-looking Ledecky admitted: “This stings a little. Obviously it wasn’t the swim I wanted and she took advantage.”
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Caeleb Dressel, who swept seven medals at the 2017 world championships, led the American men’s 4×100-metre freestyle team to gold in a meet record of 3:09.06, retaining their title by almost a second from Russia in silver.
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Cate Campbell anchored Australia to gold in the women’s 4×100-metre free in the evening’s final race, setting another championship best of 3:30.21.
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