DUBAI, UAE, November 16. CHINA'S swimmers continued to impress on the second day of the Asian Swimming Championships, as Zhang Fenglin and Sun Yang provided the day's highlights.<\/p>\n
Zhang, who tied for fourth for China in the 200 backstroke at the Olympics with a 1:55.59, won that event today in Dubai with a meet record time of 1:56.38. Teammate Xu Jiayu took second with a 1:58.94, and Keita Sunama placed third in 1:59.77.<\/p>\n
A day after nearly posting a lifetime best in the 200 freestyle, Sun Yang won the 400 free with a 3:42.49, well off his lifetime best of 3:40.14 that he swam to win Olympic gold in London. Hao Yun was 25 meters behind Sun, placing second with a 3:54.34 and Japan's Takumi Komatsu placed third with a 3:54.59.<\/p>\n
Zhao Jing of China, the reigning world champion in the 100 backstroke, posted a sub-1:00 winning time of 59.97 today, just missing Gao Chang's meet record of 59.96 by the slimmest of margins. Teammate Fu Yuanhui was second with a 1:00.54, and Japan's Marie Kamimura was third with a 1:02.79.<\/p>\n
Pang Jiaying of China also dipped under a big barrier, posting a 1:59.77 in the women's 200 freestyle. Teammate Tang Yi finished second with a 2:00.70, while Hong Kong's Sze Hang Yu was third with a 2:00.84.<\/p>\n
Zhao Jin took the title in the women's 200 breast with a 2:29.29, with Korea's Suyeon Back surging from fourth at the 100 to take silver with a 2:30.18. China's Liu Hongjiao settled for third with a 2:30.86.<\/p>\n
Japan got into the win column, thanks to Kazuki Kohinata's victory in the men's 100 breast with a 1:02.18. Korea's Kyuwoong Cho was second with a 1:02.54, and China's Yunkun Huang placed third with a 1:02.64.<\/p>\n
Lu Ying, the Olympic silver medalist in the 100 butterfly, took the 50-meter event with a 26.34. Singapore's Li Tao placed second with a 26.93, and Hong Kong's Hang Yu Sze took third with a 27.32.<\/p>\n
Tang Yi was back in the 50 free, earning the win with a 25.70. Teammate Wang Haibing placed second with a time of 25.95, and Singapore's Xiang Qi Lim was third with a 26.17.<\/p>\n
Chen Yin and Shi Tengfei went 1-2 in a close race in the men's 50 butterfly, posting times of 24.63 and 24.67. Japan's Toru Maruyama was third in 24.77.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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