{"id":458728,"date":"2021-01-03T11:03:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=458728"},"modified":"2021-01-03T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T18:03:48","slug":"yu-yiting-hits-world-junior-record-in-400-im-wang-swims-1559-1500-at-china-swim-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yu-yiting-hits-world-junior-record-in-400-im-wang-swims-1559-1500-at-china-swim-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Yu Yiting Hits World Junior Record in 400 IM, Wang Swims 15:59 1500 at China Swim Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

15-year-old\u00a0Yu Yiting\u00a0<\/strong>had swam a big best time in the heats of the 400 IM at 4:35.94 at the China Swim Series. She is eligible for the world junior record which currently stands at 4:38.53 by Spain’s Alba Vazquez Ruiz\u00a0<\/strong>from the 2019 Junior Worlds. Yu was a 4:37.62 in the final for her second fastest time of her career.<\/p>\n

China has the fastest time ever by an 18 and under swimmer with\u00a0Ye Shiwen’s\u00a0<\/strong>4:28.43 from the 2012 Olympics when she was 16, which was before FINA started recognizing world junior records. China’s\u00a0Zhou Min\u00a0<\/strong>also holds a non-ratified junior record from 2014 at 4:35.69, but she had turned 18 before January 1, 2015, which left her ineligible.<\/p>\n

Yu put herself third in the world rankings within the last 12 months:<\/p>\n

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  1. 4:32.53,\u00a0Melanie Margalis<\/strong>, USA<\/li>\n
  2. 4:32.73,\u00a0Kaylee McKeown<\/strong>, AUS<\/li>\n
  3. 4:35.94,\u00a0Yu Yiting<\/strong>, CHN<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. 4:36.02,\u00a0Katinka Hosszu<\/strong>, HUN<\/li>\n
  5. 4:36.77,\u00a0Sakiko Shimizu<\/strong>, JPN<\/li>\n
  6. 4:37.54,\u00a0Aimee Willmott<\/strong>, GBR<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the men’s 400 IM,\u00a0Wang Shun\u00a0<\/strong>swam an impressive 4:11.85 ahead of\u00a0Huang Chaosheng\u00a0<\/strong>(4:18.78) and\u00a0Qin Haiyang\u00a0<\/strong>(4:18.97), who have both experienced success on China’s national team at the international level.<\/p>\n

    Wang Jianjiahe\u00a0<\/strong>broke the 16:00 barrier in the 1500 free at 15:59.70, which was behind\u00a0Li Bingjie’s\u00a0<\/strong>heat swim at 15:52, which improved on her best time from 2017. Wang was a 15:45 earlier in September as she enters the Olympic year as a medal favorite in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events. In the men’s race\u00a0Cheng Long\u00a0<\/strong>touched at 15:03.39.<\/p>\n

    Xu Jiayu<\/strong>, the winner of the last two World titles in the 100 backstroke, won the 200 back at 1:58.53 just ahead of\u00a0Wang Yutian\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.10) while\u00a0Peng Xuwei\u00a0<\/strong>won the women’s race at 2:08.01.<\/p>\n

    Yang Junxuan<\/strong>, another rising member for the Chinese national team, won the 100 freestyle at 54.13 ahead of\u00a0Zhu Menghui\u00a0<\/strong>(54.54). Yang and Xu teamed up with\u00a0Yan Zibei\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Zhang Yufei\u00a0<\/strong>in the mixed medley relay to finish at 3:41.95. This was the same quartet that set the world record<\/a> a few months ago for the only long course world record of 2020 in the sport of swimming.<\/p>\n

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    #CHNSwimSeries<\/a> day 3 final
    Mixed medley relay
    Team Suzhelue 3:41.95
    Xu Jiayu 53.89
    Yan Zibei 58.86
    Zhang Yufei 55.54
    Yang Junxuan 53.66     pic.twitter.com\/qg4Swwd1ZJ<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Chinese Swimming News and Results (@CHNswim_fan) January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n