GWANGJU, South Korea, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champion Ye Shiwen won a silver medal in the women's 200m individual medley (IM) at the 18th World Championships here on Monday.
Ye finished in two minutes and 8.60 seconds in the final to secure silver. The 23-year-old snatched two gold medals in the 200m and 400m IM events in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Katinka Hosszu of Hungary took the gold medal by 1.07 seconds, who has claimed the 200m IM world titles three times from 2013 to 2017.
Sydney Pickrem of Canada got bronze with a time of 2:08.70, followed by Melanie Margalis of the United States at 2:08.91.
"I want to tell my coach 'thank you and I did it.' I want to hang my medal on the neck of my coach. He unconditionally supports me and takes care of me," said Ye.
"Thanks to the solid training, I am in a peaceful mood today and the result met my expectations," said the Chinese swimmer.
