Swimming sensation Yu, 13, stuns again with Asian record
The Peninsula
Beijing: Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi sent shockwaves through the swimming world again with a blistering Asian record time at China s National Gam...
Beijing: Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi sent shockwaves through the swimming world again with a blistering Asian record time at China's National Games in Shenzhen.
Yu, who turned 13 in October, swam an impressive 2:07:41 to claim gold in the women's 200 metre individual medley on Tuesday.
The schoolgirl from northern Hebei province beat the 2:07:57 her compatriot Ye Shiwen swam at the 2012 London Olympics, months before Yu was even born.
Yu's time, met with huge cheers and gaping jaws from shocked spectators in Shenzhen, was the ninth fastest of all time.
It also made her the second fastest woman this year globally, behind only Canada's world record holder Summer McIntosh.
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