Chinese swimmers made a splash at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, setting two new short course Asian records on Saturday.
Tang Qianting’s Record-Breaking Performance
Tang Qianting clinched the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, setting a new Asian record with a time of 1:02.53. She was just 0.17 seconds shy of the world record held by Alia Atkinson of Jamaica (1:02.36).
After her victory, Tang expressed her determination to push forward. “I believe records are meant to be broken,” she told reporters. “I want to become the world record holder in the future.”
Tang acknowledged that she narrowly missed the world record due to a lack of recent systematic training. “It’s a little pity because I was going after the world record,” she said. “I fell short of breaking that because I didn’t have systematic training recently. I only had two weeks for break and recovery after finishing competing in Wuhan and starting over in Shanghai. After I finish the events here, I will go back to practice. I hope I can perform my best and break the world record in Budapest.”
Qin Haiyang Sets New Asian Record
In the men’s 50-meter breaststroke, Qin Haiyang set a new Asian record by winning the event in 25.38 seconds, edging out silver medalist Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus by 0.13 seconds. Bronze went to Sun Jiajun of China.
Other Notable Performances
Home favorite Pan Zhanle secured a silver medal in the men’s 100-meter freestyle, finishing just 0.03 seconds behind Italy’s Thomas Ceccon, who won gold in 46.32 seconds. Pieter Coetze of South Africa took bronze.
In the women’s 50-meter butterfly, Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting added a silver and a bronze for China. Zhang finished the race in 24.94 seconds, while Yu clocked in at 25.07 seconds. The gold medal was claimed by Kate Douglass of the United States, who finished in 24.54 seconds.
The achievements of these swimmers highlight China’s growing prominence in competitive swimming, and they look forward to achieving even greater success in future competitions.
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