Last night in London: Day 3.

3. The 16-year-old girl who swam faster than the world’s best man.

Yes, you read that one correctly. When 16-year-old Chinese swimmer Shiwen Ye won the 400m individual medley on Saturday, she not only beat the world record, she also swam the final 50m freestyle faster than American swimmer Ryan Lochte did when he won the men’s 400m medley event.

And that’s fast. Loche swam the final 50m freestyle in a time of 29.10sec. Ye swam it in 28.93secs.

But her time has raised questions of whether that speed is physically possible for someone so young. The executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association John Leonard has said: “Any time someone has looked like superwoman in the history of our sport they have later been found guilty of doping”.

Loche is one of many young Olympians at this year’s games. Take a look:

16-year old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen is being called the Teenage Torpedo after she broke the world record in the 400m individual medly.

Australian diver Annabelle Smith, 17.

Mexican diver Alejandra Orozco Loza, 15.

Mexican archer Alejandra Valencia, 17

Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina, 17,

Russia's Anastasia Grishina, 16,

The third 16-year-old competitor in the event, Ariel Hsing swings during the Women's Table Tennis during Day One of the XVI Pan American Games at Code Dome on October 15, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Australian diver Brittany Broben, 15

Another 15-year-old from Mexico, Carolina Mendoza attended the National Championship Selective and First Force of Diving at High Performance Center on April 13, 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico.

American boxer Claressa Shields, 17

Romanian gymnast Diana Bulimar, 16

Romanian gymnast Diana Chelaru, 18

Canadian gymnast Dominique Pegg, 17

Australian artistic gymnast Emily Little, 18.

US table tennis players Erica Wu and Lily Zhang, 16.

USA gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, 16

The disputed age of He Kexin was among a few controversies for 2008's Chinese Olympic gymnastics team. In 2012 Kexin will compete in the summer games once more whether she is 18 or 20 years old.

Mexican diver Ivan Garcia, 18.

UK diver Jack Laugher, 17

UK gymnast Jennifer Pinches, 18

Jordyn Wieber, 17, during practice before the start of day 4 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012 in San Jose, California.

Jose Ramirez, 19, (red) lands a punch on Raynell Williams (blue) during the 2012 U.S. Men's Boxing Olympic Team Trials at the Mobile Civic Center on August 5, 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. Ramirez defeated Williams in a decision.

American swimmer Kathleen Ledecky, 15

Romania Larisa Andreea Iordache, 16, performs on the floor, during the apparatus finals at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Brussels, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Romania's Larisa Andreea Iordache won the gold medal, Romania's Catalina Ponor placed second and Britain's Hannah Whelan placed third.

US swimmner Lia Neal, 17

Mexican Archer Mariana Avitia, 18, in action during the selective Grand Prix of Archery for the Youth Olympic Games at the sport center of UANL on March 12, 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico.

US swimmner Missy Franklin, 17

UK gymnast Rebecca Tunney, 15

USA Equestrian team member Reed Kessler, 18

Netherlands swimmer Sharon Van Rouwendaal, 18

British Olympic diver Tom Daley poses for the media during the launch of his new autobiography, 'My Story,' on his 18th birthday at Waterstones book store on May 21, 2012 in London, England.

Russia's Victoria Komova, 17, competes in the apparatus finals during day nine of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2011 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on October 15, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Canda's 15-year-old Victoria Moors flips on the balance beam during the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Moors placed fourth in the event.

China's 19-year-old Wang Xin returns the shuttlecock to South Korea's Sung Ji-hyun during women's singles quarter finals at Djarum Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 15, 2012.

China's 17-year-old Yao Jinnan in action on the balance beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on January 11, 2012 in London, England.

Youna Dufournet, 18, of France in action on the uneven bars during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on January 11, 2012 in London, England.

You can view that full gallery here.

Damien Hooper.

4. Australian boxer ordered not to wear the Aboriginal flag.

When indigenous Australian boxer Damien Hooper walked into his opening fight overnight, he wore a t-shirt with an Aboriginal flag printed on the front. Wearing the t-shirt goes against Australian team rules, which say athletes can only wear the official team uniform. So officials are warning him not to do it again. (Hooper won the fight 13-11)

The Australian team media spokesperson Mike Tancred said: “We will talk to Damien and counsel him against doing it again… He intends to apologise to (Australian team chef de mission) Nick Green for his actions but there is the potential for the IOC to look at this incident as a possible breach of the Olympic Charter and they could take action.”

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