China’s Bingjie Li Sets New WJR in 400m Freestyle

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

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On the final night of the Tokyo World Cup, Bingjie Li became the second ever female junior swimmer to break 4:00 in the 400 SCM freestyle.

The previous record, formerly belonging to Chinese national teammate Jianjiahe Wang, was 3:59.69, set at the Beijing stop in the 2017 FINA World Cup series. Li’s time dips just below that with a 3:59.14. This mark is one of several WJR that have been set during this World Cup circuit. With the Singapore stop on the way, we may see many more records taken down.

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Comparative splits:

Wang (November 10th, 2017): 50m 27.87 100m 57.68 (29.81) 150m 1:27.90 (30.22) 200m 1:58.30 (30.40) 250m 2:28.80 (30.50) 300m 2:59.35 (30.55) 350m 3:30.01 (30.66) = 3:59.69

Li (November 15th, 2017): 50m 27.77 100m 57.79 (30.02) 150m 1:28.06 (30.27) 200m 1:58.38 (30.32) 250m 2:28.90 (30.52) 300m 2:59.44 (30.54) 350m 3:29.70 (30.26) = 3:59.14

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