China’s National Championships Deliver Worlds-Qualifier Results and a World Record

At the championships, Yu Zidi won the 200m IM in 2:06.86, Zhang Zhanshuo took the 1,500m freestyle in 14:26.97, and Sun Mingxia set a national short-course youth record in the 100m backstroke semifinals. Xu Jiayu also set a 50m backstroke world record of 22.03 leading off a mixed medley relay, 0.06 faster than Pieter Coetze’s mark; the meet continues through October 28, with further results and selection implications pending.