Wang Changhao Hits 23.21 CHN National Record In Men’s 50 Butterfly
The penultimate night of competition at the 2026 Chinese National Championships saw a national record bite the dust at the hands of 23-year-old Wang Changhao.
Wu Qingfeng Fires Off 24.02 Lifetime Best In Women’s 50 Free At Chinese Nationals
23-year-old Wu Qingfeng logged a new lifetime best of 24.02 in the women’s 50m freestyle, a time which would have won gold at the 2025 World Championships.
Olympian Yu Yiting Flourishing Under Former Aussie Coach Michael Bohl’s Guidance
20-year-old Chinese Olympian Yu Yiting has wreaked havoc on her own personal record list at this week’s Chinese National Swimming Championships.
Xu Fang Clocks 50.73 100 Fly Chinese Record, #2 Asian Of All Time
Xu Fang established a new Chinese national record in the men’s 100m butterfly to become the 2nd-fastest Asian man of all time in the event.
More Asia
Zhang Zhanshuo Hits Another 1:44 200 Free, As Sun Yang And Pan Zhanle Falter
19-year-old dynamo Zhang Zhanshuo was unstoppable in the men’s 200m free, denying veterans Sun Yang and Pan Zhanle a spot on the podium.
13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Throws Down 4:30.79 400 IM, Now #8 All-Time Performer
On night four of the 2026 Chinese National Swimming Championships, the 13-year-old phenom threw down a time of 4:30.79 to dominate the women’s 400m IM final.
Yu Zidi Expands Event Lineup, Claims 400 Free Victory On Day 3 of Chinese Nationals
The 13-year-old prodigy won the women’s 400 freestyle in a massive lifetime best of 4:05.06, ranking her 13th in the world this season.
Xu Jiayu Clocks Asian Record 23.92 50 Back Amid Technical Stroke Revamp
After spending the last year refining his backstroke technique, Xu Jiayu reaped the rewards in Hangzhou with a 23.92 Asian record in the 50 backstroke.
Yu Yiting Clocks 2:06.82 Asian Record in 200 IM at Chinese Nationals, #6 Performer All-Time
A dominant 2:06.82 from Yu Yiting erased the Asian record, topped the world rankings, and elevated her into the top six performers in history.
Two Asian Records Highlight Loaded 2nd Day of Chinese Nationals
Yu Yiting and Xu Jiayu delivered the headline performances on Day 2 of the Chinese National Championships, both rewriting the Asian record books in Hangzhou.
Xu Jiayu Becomes First Asian Sub-24 In 50 Back With 23.92 At Chinese Nationals
The 30-year-old Xu blasted his way to a time of 23.92, breaking the super-suited Asian Record of 24.24 set by Junya Koga back in 2009.
Yu Zidi, Pan Zhanle Headline Star-Studded Opening Day of Chinese National Championships
Yu Zidi, 13, kicked off the opening finals session of the meet by claiming victory in the women’s 200 fly in 2:06.12, her second-fastest swim ever.
Widget
Copy and paste the code below into your web editor to embed this category's top swimming stories into your website.
Here's how the widget will display on your site:
Asia Swimming News by SwimSwam