The pool was electric at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai this weekend as Chinese athletes smashed two short course Asian records! Tang Qianting, 20, claimed gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke with a blazing 1:02.53 time – just 0.17 seconds shy of the world record. \"Records are meant to be broken,\" Tang declared, vowing to chase the global title next.
Meanwhile, Qin Haiyang dominated the men’s 50m breaststroke final, clocking 25.38 seconds to rewrite the Asian record. Home fans also cheered for rising stars like Zhang Yufei (silver in 50m butterfly) and Pan Zhanle, who narrowly missed gold in the 100m freestyle by 0.03 seconds against Italy’s Thomas Ceccon.
\"This is just the beginning,\" said Tang, already eyeing the next World Cup stop in Budapest. With young talent like her leading the charge, China’s swimming future looks brighter than ever.
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Chinese swimmers break two short course Asian records at World Cup
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