19-year-old Pan clocked 46.80 seconds in a stunning leadoff swim in the 4x100m relay to eclipse the previous mark of 46.86 set by Romania’s David Popovici.
Double Olympic champion Marrit Steenbergen crowned her first Dutch appearance at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha with a semi-final place in the 200-meter medley. The 24-year-old from Friesland swam the third-fastest time (2.11,45) in the series. The American defending champion Kate Douglass was by far the fastest in 2.10,01 minutes.
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