Battling Hostile_encounter against the Americans for an overall medal count , China mounted Connect to an unexpected second-place effort on the leaderboard with a tally of 10 medals ( five golds , three silver , and bronze ) after striking Attack a superb double from Sun Yang in long-distance freestyle ( both 400 and 1500 m ) and Ye Shiwen in the individual medley ( both 200 and 400 m ) .

En route Motion to his second-place finish , Mutai set Placing a world record at the 30K distance ( 1:27:37 ) .