Ye wins gold in women's 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen competes in the women's swimming 400-meter individual medley at the Aquatics Center at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012. Ye won gold in a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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