
Chinese 12-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi makes debut on world stage and doesn't disappoint
And she did not disappoint on the opening day of the eight-day swimming competition in the pool in Singapore.
Yu, who has been setting astounding times in China, clocked two minutes, 11.90 seconds in the 200-metre individual medley to advance to the semi-finals.
Her time was a bit off her season best of 2:10.63, and left her 15th fastest of the 16 qualifiers.
Yu will swim three events at the championships including the 400 IM and the 200 butterfly. The 200 IM is probably her weakest event.
Her times in the butterfly and 200 IM in the recent Chinese championships are among the best in the world this season. Her best times in those two events would have been good for fourth place last year in the Paris Olympics.
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