London 2012 Olympic Update: Chinese Swimming Prodigy Ye sets Tongues Wagging

Given China's murky past in women's swimming, it was little surprise that teenager Ye Shiwen's devastating performance at the London Olympics would raise as many eyebrows as applause.

Ye won gold in the women's 400 metres individual medley on Saturday with an eye-popping swim that set tongues wagging around the pool deck and sent social media sites into a spin.

Not only did the Chinese sensation blow away American world champion Elizabeth Beisel and set a new world record for the gruelling event, she completed her final lap almost as fast as men's champion Ryan Lochte of the U.S. did when he won the same title on Saturday.

"My results come from hard work and training and I would never use any banned drugs. The Chinese people have clean hands," Ye told China News Service.

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