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CNA
2 days ago
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- CNA
12-year-old Chinese swimming sensation Yu Zidi qualifies for 200IM final in World Aquatics Championships debut
SINGAPORE: Fresh out of the pool and facing what will be one of the first media scrums of a potentially long and storied career, 12-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi was all smiles. That grin was about to get broader after being told that she had qualified for the women's 200m individual medley (IM) final on Monday (Jul 28). "Did I qualify?" she asked reporters in Mandarin. "I'm happy and I will keep trying my best in the future. I hope I can make a breakthrough at this competition and show what I'm truly capable of." The 12-year-old finished seventh fastest in the semi-finals on Sunday (Jul 27) night, with Canadian swimming sensation Summer Mcintosh topping the field. "It's better than I expected," she said of her World Championships experience so far. The next youngest competitor to have made the 200IM final is Japan's Mio Narita, who is about six years older than Yu. High hopes are pinned on the diminutive Yu, who has clocked incredible timings back home this year. At the China National Championships in May, she registered a time of 2:10.63 in the 200IM. According to World Aquatics, this is the fastest time in history recorded by a 12-year-old in the event. On Sunday, she went even faster, with a 2:10.22 in her semi-final. Yu also clocked 2:06.83 en route to winning the 200m butterfly at the China National Championships in May, a time which would have put her fourth in last year's Paris Olympics. She won the 400IM at that meet with a time of 4:35.53, which would have also put her fourth at the 2024 Games. Yu, who at the age of six was introduced to swimming at an amusement park by her father, will compete in three events at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore - the 200IM, the 200m butterfly, and the 400m individual medley. "There will definitely be pressure, but I'll just do my best," she said. Asked how she felt after her first two races - the morning's heats and the evening's semi-finals - in Singapore, Yu's answer was simple: "Pretty tired." Earlier in the evening, the Australian swim team got their campaign off to a strong start with golds in the men's and women's 4x100m freestyle relay. The men's quartet of Flynn Southam, Kai Taylor, Maximillian Giuliani and Kyle Chambers set a World Championships record, with Italy taking second and the United States third.
CBC
2 days ago
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- CBC
Canada's Summer McIntosh wins 200m IM semifinal, Mary-Sophie Harvey finishes 2nd
Canada's Summer McIntosh wins 200m IM semifinal, Mary-Sophie Harvey finishes 2nd 9 minutes ago Duration 3:55
Irish Times
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland's Ellie McCartney wins gold at European Under-23 Championships
Ireland's Ellie McCartney won gold in the women's 200m individual medley at the European Under-23 Championships in Slovakia on Thursday night The 20-year-old from Enniskillen made it back-to-back wins for Irish swimmers in the event after Ellen Walshe won the inaugural edition in Dublin in 2023. Third after the butterfly and backstroke legs, McCartney surged through her favoured breaststroke leg in 37.41 to hold an almost two-second lead going into the freestyle leg, a lead she never relinquished. She won by 1.22 seconds in 2:12.50 over France's Bertille Cousson, smashing her previous PB of 2:14.09. That will see her considered for the Ireland team for World Aquatics Championships in Singapore as she dipped under the qualification time of 2:12.83. READ MORE McCartney will be back in action on Friday morning in the heats of the 100m breaststroke. Meanwhile, Mona McSharry swam a season's best 1:06.86 in the 100m breaststroke final to claim a silver medal at the prestigious Sette Colli meet in Rome. Britain's Angharad Evans took gold in 1:06.33.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
McCartney wins gold at Euro Under-23 championship
Ellie McCartney took control of the race during the breaststroke leg [Getty Images] Ellie McCartney won gold in the 200m individual medley at the European Under-23 Championships in Slovakia. The 20-year-old from Enniskillen was third at the halfway stage of the race but surged into the lead during the breaststroke leg and ultimately finished in two minutes 12.5 seconds, 1.22 secs ahead of France's Bertille Cousson with Slovakia's Tamara Potocka in third. Advertisement "I wasn't expecting it. Coming in I knew I was fastest seed but I knew the other girls had faster times in them, their PBs were quite a bit faster than mine," she said. "You just get in, race who's there on the day and get your hand to the wall first and to get my hand on the wall first is really exciting." The European Under-23 Championships were first held two years ago when Irish swimmers Daniel Wiffen, Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe all won gold. McCartney will return to the pool on Friday morning in the heats of the 100m breaststroke.
The Guardian
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh sets second swimming world record in three days
Summer McIntosh set a world record for the second time in three days at the Canadian swimming trials on Monday with the 18-year-old eclipsing Hungarian great Katinka Hosszu's 200m individual medley mark set 10 years ago. Three-times Olympic champion McIntosh, who set a world record in the 400m freestyle on Saturday, touched the wall in two minutes, 05.70 seconds to knock 0.42 off Hosszu's time from the 2015 world championships in Kazan. 'It's been one of those records that's always been in the back of my mind since trials two years ago,' said McIntosh, who won Olympic gold in the 200m butterfly and 200m, and 400m individual medley at the Paris Games. 'I've been knocking on the door on this one. I've just tried to chip away, chip away at it,' said McIntosh. 'To finally do it, it's kind of like 'Wow, I've finally got that done.'' McIntosh, who also won a 400m freestyle silver in Paris, has been in dominant form at Saanich Commonwealth Place, swimming the third-fastest women's 800m freestyle in history on Sunday. She said setting a new mark in the 200m individual medley was a confidence booster heading into the world championships in Singapore, which start next month. 'It's awesome and 200 IM I think is my main race out of my top five, six races where I really have to execute perfectly,' she added. There's no room for mistakes and it's kind of a sprint event for me. 'Overall, I'm really happy with that and it gives me a lot of confidence heading into Singapore,' added McIntosh, who also holds the 400 individual medley world record after setting a time of 4:24.38 at last year's trials.
