Defending Olympic champion Park Ta-Hwan was leading at the final turn, but the 20-year-old Sun surged past his South Korean rival in the final length to seal a place in Chinese Olympic history.

卫冕奥运冠军朴泰桓在最后一轮领先，但是20岁的孙杨在最后一段距离超越了韩国对手，开创了中国奥运史的新篇章。

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South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan won the silver in an Asian record of 1:44.85 with American Peter Vanderkaay third in 1:45.14.

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