Young swimmers make splashes at China's National Games( Xinhua) 20:59, September 09, 2013 Teenage swimmers Wang Shun, Chen Xinyi and Xu Jiawu produced world-classperformances at China's National Games on Monday.
Wang, who won the men's 400m individual medley title in a national record time lastWednesday, claimed his second gold here with victory in the 200m IM in 1:57.71, theworld's eighth fastest time of the year.
Hunan's Yang Zhixian ranked second in 1:58.62, while Zhejiang's Mao Feilian was third in1:59.78.
"It was a hard race," said the 19-year-old Wang. "I was under big pressure as Yang was astrong rival."
Shanghai's 15-year-old girl Chen Xinyi upstaged veteran teammates Tang Yi and PangJiaying to win the 100m freestyle in 53.84, only 0.01 second shy of the world's 10th fastesttime of the year, which was made by Shannon Vreeland of the United States.
Tang, bronze medallist of the event at the 2012 London Games, touched in 53.87, andnational record holder Pang Jiaying was third in 54.04.
"It is my personal best," said Chen. "I did well in details and my coach asked to not thinkabout the rankings."
Zhejiang's 18-year-old Xu Jiayu swam fast in the last 50m to win the 200m backstroke in1:56.67. Shandong swimmer Zhang Fenglin took silver in 1:57.62, while Liaoning's ChenFeiyi came third in 1:58.48.
Also Monday, men's 100m freestyle winner Ning Zetao, 20, broke another national recordMonday in the 50m free heats with 21.91.
Olympic 200m and 400m individual medley winner Ye Shiwen ranked sixth with 2:11.59in the 200m backstroke semifinals, while Hunan girl Liao Yali touched first in 2:08.70. The100m back winner Fu Yuanhui was the seventh in 2:11.95.
The women's 200m breaststroke title went to Jiangsu's Shi Jinglin, who clocked in 2:24.57,the world's 10th fastest time of the year. Shanxi's Zhao Jin and Shaanxi's He Yun camesecond and third respectively.
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