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09/23 05:03 CDT Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins her third swimming gold medal
at the Asian Games
Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins her third swimming gold medal at the Asian
Games
By STEPHEN WADE
AP Sports Writer
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) --- Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third swimming gold
medal in the Asian Games on Wednesday, taking the women's 400-meter individual
medley in 4 minutes, 28.56 seconds.
She was less than five seconds off the world record held by Canadian Summer
McIntosh at 4:23.65.
Yu took the 200 butterfly and 200 IM earlier in the games in times that put her
within reach McIntosh. McIntosh won all three of these events two years ago in
the Paris Olympics and holds the world records in each event.
Yu seems certain to face off with McIntosh in the swimming world championships
next year in Budapest, Hungary, and a year later at the 2028 Los Angeles
Olympics.
China dominates swim events
China won six of the seven events on Wednesday, the fourth day of competition
in the pool, and has now won 21 gold medals in 27 events in swimming. The
Chinese won 28 gold medals in the pool in the Asian Games in 2023 in Hangzhou,
China, and are a cinch to surpass that total.
Two days remain in the pool and Yu may still swim a relay.
In addition to Yu, China also got gold medals on Wednesday from Yu Yiting in
the women's 100 fly (56.41), and Peng Xuwei in the women's 100 backstroke
(59.30).
Zhang Zhanshou won the men's 200 free in 1:43.49 with another gold for Tang
Qianting in the women's 100 breaststroke in 1:04.98. China also won the mixed
medley relay.
The only non-Chinese gold medalist on Wednesday was Shoon Mitsunaga of Japan,
who won the men's 100 fly in 50.56.
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