- Melbourne Short Course World Championships: Zhang Yufei wins bronze in 50m butterfly to equal Asian record
- 2022-12-15 15:00:03.0 Source: Xinhuanet
Author: WangQi
On the evening of the 14th, in the women’s 50-meter butterfly final of the 2022 Short Course Swimming World Championships, Chinese Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal in 24.71 seconds, setting a new personal best and equalizing the Asian record.
Competing with Zhang Yufei, Canadian player McNeil and American player Heske reached the finish line simultaneously in 24.64 seconds and shared the gold medal.
Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Wu Qingfeng broke the Asian record with a time of 1:37.31 and took fifth place in the event.
Also, Chinese player Zhang Ke took seventh place in the women’s 800m freestyle in 8:24.24; 18-year-old Pan Zhanle swam 46.19 seconds and advanced to the men’s 100m freestyle final; Qin Haiyang and Tang Qianting advanced to the men’s final and women’s 100m breaststroke final respectively.
The Australian team continued their strong performance on the second match day, topping the medal table with 5 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes. Celebrities McKeown and O’Callaghan won the gold and silver medals in the women’s 100m backstroke; Pallister, who had previously won gold in the women’s 400-metre freestyle, won again in the 800-metre freestyle final; the last women’s 4x200m freestyle In the relay final, Pallister and teammates broke the world record with 7:30.87, adding another gold to the Australian team.
Murphy of the United States won the final of the men’s 100m back with a time of 48.50 seconds, setting a new event record.
