China’s 12-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi set for Singapore after stunning week
Yu could be confirmed for World Aquatics Championships in July and August after her results at China’s national meet
Chinese 12-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi could be the brightest young star at this year’s world championships after producing a string of eye-popping performances in the past week.
Yu, in her striking “doggy” swim cap, rounded off a sensational China national swimming championships in Shenzhen by winning the women’s 400 metres individual medley by almost two seconds on Saturday.
Roared on by packed crowds in the southern city, which borders Hong Kong, Yu crushed a quality field in a lifetime best of four minutes, 35.53 seconds.
Yu’s time was comfortably inside the world qualifying standard of 4:43.06, the fifth-fastest time of the year and would have been good enough for fourth place at the Paris Olympics.
Second was Chang Mohan, who touched more than a body length adrift in 4:37.33, followed by Li Bingjie in 4:38.66.
