2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
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The women’s 200m backstroke final was among tonight’s events on the penultimate evening of competition in Singapore
In the medal-contending race, it was Australia’s Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown who grabbed the gold, turning in a monster time of 2:03.33 for a new championship record.
America Regan Smith posted an effort of 2:04.29 for silver while her stars n’ stripes teammate Claire Curzan registered 2:06.04 for bronze.
Next in line was China’s Peng Xuwei who touched in 2:07.22 for 4th place.
The 22-year-old Chinese swimmer’s result registered as the 4th-best time of her career.
Top 5 LCM 200 Back Times of Peng Xuwei‘s Career
- 2:06.55 – 2017 Chinese National Championships
- 2:06.74 – 2023 Word Championships
- 2:07.11 – 2023 Chinese Spring National Championships
- 2:07.22 – 2025 World Championships
- 2:07.27 – 2018 Chinese National Championships
China ranks in 5th place in the overall swimming medal table with one night left of competition at these 2025 World Championships.
Asian National/Continental Records
- Li Bingjie, Women’s 400m freestyle (3:58.21) – Chinese & Asian Records
- Ching Hwee Gan, Women’s 400m freestyle (4:09.82) – Singapore Record; Women’s 800m freestyle (8:29.93) – Singapore Record; Women’s 1500m free (16:01.29) – Singapore Record
- Denis Petrashov, Men’s 100m breaststroke (58.88) – Kyrgyzstani Record
- Samiul Islam Rafi, Men’s 100m backstroke (58.36) – Bangladeshi Record
- Enkhatmir Batbayar, Men’s 200m freestyle (1:50.26) – Mongolian Record; Men’s 100m backstroke (57.25) – Mongolian Record
- Chen Juner, Men’s 200m butterfly (1:54.02) – Chinese Record
- Lee Juho, Men’s 200m backstroke (1:55.70) – Korean Record
- Jo Hyun-Ju, Women’s 200m freestyle (1:58.10) – Korean Record
Asian Medal Table Through Day Seven of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Krgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal Table Through Day Seven of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
U.S.
|
8 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 |
Australia
|
7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | NAB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | NAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Miss out the Hong Kong record by Ian Ho in 50 Free (21.82)