"I think we proved Chinese swimming stands high in the world, and we made it entirely through the same hard work that other athletes did."
Sun could not contain his emotions after his win and wept in the pool.
"This is the event I most wanted to win, and all my effort paid off at this moment," he said.
Sun attributed his success to extremely tough training under renowned Australian coach Dennis Cotterell. He awoke at 4:30 am every day and spent every moment in the pool that he wasn't sleeping or eating.
"It was grueling, and I struggled to deal with it every day," Sun said.
But a false start almost ruined his chances at the event. The fans were so loud that they distracted Sun, and he could hardly hear the buzzer, so he jumped into the pool before the other swimmers.
Because of the crowd's boisterousness, the referee didn't eject him and allowed him to redo the event.
"I didn't hear the judge very well because of the noise," Sun recalled. "I thought I was going to be disqualified. I was so scared. My mind went blank."
Sun regained his momentum after the first few legs and established a big lead ahead of the others. At that point, he was only competing against his own record.
"My coach told me to fight for the record, and I also believed it was my best chance to break it," Sun said, in the mixed zone.
Questions:
1 How many seconds did Sun shave off his record in the 1,500m freestyle event?
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