Chinese sensation Ye Shiwen won her second gold medal of the London Games to win the Olympic 200m individual medley final.
Australian Alicia Coutts claimed the silver medal ahead of American Caitlin Leverenz (2:08.95), while Australia's defending champion Stephanie Rice (2:09.55) was fourth.
Ye,16, won in an Olympic record of 2:07.57 to add to her 400IM world record set on the opening night.
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