2025 World University Games
- July 17th-23rd, 2025
- Berlin, Germany
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Day four of the World University Games delivered historic moments for Portugal and Hong Kong, as each nation saw a national record fall.
Portugal’s Camila Rebelo topped her Portuguese record in the 100 back, while Adam Mak of broke the Hong Kong record in the 200 breast.
Rebelo’s 4th-place finish in the women’s 100 back notched a new Portuguese record in the event with her 1:00.34. The time bests her previous record of 1:00.52 from the 2023 edition of this meet.
Rebelo opened up her swim in 29.58, touching 6th at the 100. Closing out the race in 30.76, the 2nd-quickest last 50 in the field (2nd to eventual winner Kennedy Noble).
Earlier in the meet, Rebelo touched 4th in the 200 back in 2:08.96, .01 seconds shy of her Portuguese Record.
Splits Comparison:
| New Record | Former Record |
| 29.58 | 29.57 |
| 1:00.34 (30.76) | 1:00.52 (30.95) |
Her 1:00.38 ranks her as the 40th-fastest performer in the world this year.
Mak placed 2nd in the men’s 200 breast, eclipsing a new national record in 2:10.53, besting his own record he set yesterday of 2:10.61.
Though Mak secured silver, he was not in the silver medal position until the final 50. At the halfway point in the race, Mak touched at 1:02.93, sitting off the podium in 4th. Mak would move up a spot by the 150 after splitting 33.76 to overtake 3rd from American Josh Bey. Surging home on his final 50, Mak would come home in 33.84 to snag silver, .01 ahead of Poland’s Dawid Wiekiera.
That swim ties him as the 23rd-fastest performer in the event so far this season.
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Former Record (Semifinals)
|
New Record (Finals) |
| 29.62 | 29.69 |
| 1:02.72 (33.10) | 1:02.93 (33.24) |
| 1:36.55 (33.83) | 1:36.69 (33.76) |
| 2:10.61 (34.06) | 2:10.53 (33.84) |
Mak also swam the 100 breast earlier in the meet, where he would not qualify for finals with a 1:00.57, just missing the Hong Kong record of 1:00.50 in the process. A mark previously set by Mak at 1:00.80, until teammate Cheung Chi Kit Nicholas snagged it in the semifinal.
