World Swimming, Yu Zidi at 12 years of age qualifies for the final of the 200 mixed

While looking for a little summer refreshment, he discovered swimming: he was six years old. Yu Zidi, the twelve -year -old Chinese prodigy girl, a student in middle school and nicknamed at home “The rag -like girl”, does not fail the debut from the world championships by hitting the qualification for the final of the 200 mixed with the seventh time, marking 2’10 “22, a chrono that improves the personal primacy established in the spring by 41 cents. Because he obtained the qualifying times, he had already surprised the world of swimming in May at the Chinese championships with impressive performances, improving the world record in his category in the 200 mixed, then winning the 400 mixed in 4’35 “53, time that would have earned her fourth place at the Paris Olympics and finally imposing himself also in the 200 butterfly: these will be the three races that will play in Singapore.

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Of course, gold in the 200 mixed is already booked by the Canadian phenomenal Mcintosh, world record holder and one of the most anticipated protagonists of the World Cup (dominated the semifinals in 2’07 “39), but behind him the struggle is open. Yu Zidi has already been compared to his compatriot Ye Shiwen, who at 16 became the youngest Chinese swimmer to win an Olympic medal in London 2012 2012 2012 (gold in 200 and 400 mixed). 2028, but zu seems to have no limits …