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China's sensational swimmer Sun Yang fiercely denied doping speculations that arose after he broke his own record to win gold in the men's 1,500m freestyle at the London Olympics.

The suspicions have persisted nearly a week after Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen set a record in the women's 400m individual medley, as pundits continue to question the current anti-doping system's competency.

Sun smashed the decade-old 1,500m world record at last year's Worlds in Shanghai and shaved 3.12 seconds off that record in London, claiming his second gold medal at the Games with a time of 14 min, 31.02 sec.

When media asked him about doping, Sun reminded them that US prodigy Missy Franklin's 200m backstroke result had also been considered "too fast to believe".

"How could she (Franklin) swim as fast as a butterfly swimmer did over the same distance?" Sun asked.

"I believe her result came from her hard work."

The 17-year-old Franklin shattered the world record to claim her third gold medal in the women's 200m backstroke, finishing in 2:04.06 - the same time Chinese swimmer Jiao Liuyang clocked to win her 200m butterfly title.

China Central Television swimming commentator Han Qiaosheng pointed out the butterfly stroke is much faster than the backstroke, and Franklin's performance was a phenomenon, too.

"What if people didn't congratulate her and cheer for her but, rather, questioned her, as they did Ye? Would she feel happy?" Sun said.

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