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Olympic Medal: W Swim 400IM

Published: July 28, 2012 at 3:28 PM

LONDON, July 28 (UPI) -- Ye Shiwen turned in a world record performance Saturday in winning the Olympic gold medal in the women's 400-meter individual medley.

Ye, 16, covered the distance in 4:28.43 to win the race by almost 3 seconds.

Elizabeth Beisel of the United States took the silver. The bronze went to Li Xuanxu of China.

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