(CNN) -- China had cause for a double celebration on Saturday after winning their first ever swimming gold medal as well as setting a new world record in the women's 400m medley. Sun Yang sealed a place in China's Olympic history with an impressive swim in the 400m freestyle final that was only 0.07 seconds off the world record to take gold. 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. "The feeling is very nice, it's beautiful. It's a big dream come true for me," said Sun.
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China claims first ever Olympic swimming gold in men's events
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Sun Yang 0.07 off world record as he claims 400m freestyle title
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16 year old Ye Shiwen claims second Chinese swimming gold in 400m medley
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Ye breaks four-year-old world record
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