Beijingtime,intheearlymorningofAugust5th,SunYangdefendtitlesuccessfullywiththescoreof14points41seconds15in2013swimmingworldchampionshipsmen's1500meterfreestylefinals.ThisisthethirdgoldmedalinthistournamentforSunYangaswellasthefifthgoalofChina’sswimming,whichisslower10second13thantheresultoftheLondonOlympicGameswhenSunYangachievesthechampion.SunYangusesthescoreofhisfifthgoalinhiscareerlifetotiewiththemedalrecordthatLuoXuejuankeepsintheChineseswimmerWorldChampionship.HealsobecomesthepersonafterHackettinthe2005MontrealWorldChampionshipsandasingletournamentwinningthegoldmedalof
“thekingoflongdistance"inmen’s400,800and1500meterfreestyle.北京时间8月5日凌晨,2013年游泳世锦赛男子1500米自由泳决赛,孙杨以14分41秒15的成绩赢得金牌成功卫冕,这是孙杨本届赛事第三枚金牌,也是中国泳军收获的第五金,这一成绩比伦敦奥运会夺冠时慢了10秒13。孙杨也以生涯五枚金牌的成绩,追平罗雪娟保持的中国游泳选手世锦赛夺金纪录,并且成为继哈克特在2005年蒙特利尔世锦赛后,又一位单届赛事包揽男子400、800和1500米自由泳金牌的
“中长距离之王”!Atthesametime,SunYangwonthebestmaleathleteoftheyear,andtheonly16yearsoldAmericaLedkiwinsthebestfemaleathlete.Inaddition,Chinarankedthesecondwith14goldmedals.同时,孙杨获得最佳男运动员奖,年仅16岁的美国选手莱德基则获得最佳女运动员奖。
另外,中国以14金排名奖牌榜第二。