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Yu Zidi Sets Asian Games Record in 200m IM

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Yu Zidi won her second Asian Games gold in the 200 m individual medley with a 2:06.10 finish.
The 2:06.10 time set a new Asian Games record and broke Yu Yiting’s Asian record.
At 13, Zidi also holds the Asian record and ranks second-fastest ever in the 200 m medley.
Zidi may add a third individual gold in the 400 m IM later this week.

History

Historical Context

Le Jingyi, Olympic 100 m freestyle champion in 1996 and former world-record holder, lowered the Asian Games 200 m freestyle record to 1:58.70 at Bangkok 1998. The time beat Japan’s Ai Shibata by 0.45 seconds and followed her 1994 Hiroshima victory, underscoring China’s rapid swimming rise. The Chinese Swimming Association reported a 30 % jump in youth enrollment that year.

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Story summary

Yu Zidi won her second Asian Games gold in the 200 m individual medley with a 2:06.10 finish.
The 2:06.10 time set a new Asian Games record and broke Yu Yiting’s Asian record.
At 13, Zidi also holds the Asian record and ranks second-fastest ever in the 200 m medley.
Zidi may add a third individual gold in the 400 m IM later this week.

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