Sun Yang wins first match after reuniting with coach (2)

"I am just 70 to 80 percent of my best level," said Sun. "My coach knows me better and I hope I can do better in the World Championships."

"As you know I just resumed training for a few days, so I think the result is OK," added Sun. "I am still dealing with my shoulder injuries. I swam about 20,000m a day, so my shoulders are always in bad condition."

The women's 400m free gold was claimed by Shao Yiwen from Zhejiang in 4:06.16, while Ningxia girl Xu Danlu was second in 4:09.43. Shen Junjie from Zhejiang finished third in 4:09.66.

In the men's 4x100m free relay, team Beijing won the gold in 3:17.92, while the women's relay title was claimed by team Liaoning in 3:39.70.

Olympic champion Ye Shiwen topped the women's 200m medley semifinal, while Olympic medallist Lu Ying finished first in the women's 100m butterfly semi. Olympic champions Jiao Liuyang and Liu Zige placed the second and third respectively.

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