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China crowns a new pool queen

China crowns a new pool queen By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-30 09:02 Share CLOSE Zhang Yufei of China powers her way to victory in the women s 200m butterfly final at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. REUTERS Zhang Yufei spearheads glorious day in the Tokyo pool to revive national swimming team With a younger generation of talents making their presence felt at Tokyo 2020, China s national swimming program has waved goodbye to its controversial past while ushering in a new dawn full of potential. Six days into the Olympic meet in Tokyo, a group of youngsters has emerged from the shadow of Sun Yang s four-year ban by winning two gold medals on Thursday at Tokyo Aquatics Center.

Feature: Zhang Yufei, China s rising butterfly queen

Feature: Zhang Yufei, China s rising butterfly queen Xinhua 30 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10 TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) One who is always optimistic and hard-working has high hopes of success, especially in sports. The example of Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei speaks for itself at Tokyo 2020. On Thursday, Zhang won her first Olympic gold in Tokyo in two minutes and 03.86 seconds in the women s 200m butterfly, slicing 0.2 seconds off the Olympic record set by compatriot Jiao Liuyang at London 2012. The gold was China s third Olympic title in the women s 200m butterfly, after 2008 and 2012. In fact, Zhang already posted a then world-fastest time of 2:04.89 in the semifinal.

Zhang Yufei Delivers World s Fastest 200 Fly In 12 Years To Earn Olympic Gold

Mary Descenza (USA) – 2:04.14 Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 2:04.27 Liu Zige‘s 2:01.81 world record is considered to be one of the most untouchable records in the sport as no woman has come close to it in over a decade. While Yufei is still 2.05 seconds away, her swim is a major stride for the event and is the fastest time in the world in 12 years. The former Olympic record set by Jiao Liuyang back in 2012 actually represents the closest that any woman got to Zige’s mark prior to this swim by Yufei. Yufei has had a pretty incredible trajectory in the 200 butterfly this year, having entered 2021 with a personal best of 2:06.51 from the 2015 World Championships. On May 3, 2021, Zhang got down to a 2:06.18 and then broke 2:06 for the first time 2 days later with a 2:05.73. Zhang’s semi-finals time of 2:04.89 marked her 3rd personal best of the year and her gold medal swim means that she has gone from a 2:06.18 to a 2:03.86 in a matter of months.

Zhang Yufei, China s rising butterfly queen

Zhang Yufei, China s rising butterfly queen
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Zhang Yufei, China s rising butterfly queen

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