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2025 Chinese National Games: Post-Competition Digest

13-year-old Yu Zidi followed up her World Championships debut with stellar performances at the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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Former Chinese Record Holder Yan Zibei Confirms Retirement

30-year-old Yan Zibei of China confirmed his retirement, with the just-concluded National Games representing the breaststroke ace’s final competition.

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Countdown to Glory: Olympic Stars Strengthen Lineup For 2026 Dubai Open Swimming Championships

Leading the newly announced athletes is Great Britain’s James Guy, a three-time Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion.

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The Youngest Swimmers to Crack the Global Top 100 Since 2000

At just 13, Yu Zidi will become the youngest swimmer in history to rank in the top 10 of an event at for a year, and right now she’s #2 in the 200 fly.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Eight Finals Live Recap

The final day of action at the 2025 Chinese National Games are upon us with Zhang Zhanshuo vying for two potential gold medals.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Seven Finals Live Recap

We’ll see 23-year-old Olympic multi-medalist Li Bingjie take on the final of the women’s 800m freestyle on day seven of the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Six Finals Live Recap

World record holder Qin Haiyang will take on the men’s 200m breaststroke final on day six of the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap

13-year-old phenom Yu Zidi will try to take the women’s 200m butterfly gold on day five of the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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On-Fire Zhang Zhanshuo Points To Tatsuya Murasa As 200 Free Inspiration

18-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo has been on fire at the 2025 Chinese National Games and says Japan’s World Championships medalist Tatsuya Murasa is in his sights.

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Olympic Medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita Hits 1:55 200 IM At Unofficial Time Trial

Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita recently raced an unofficial time trial of the 200m IM where he nabbed a new lifetime best.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Four Finals Live Recap

Day four of the 2025 Chinese National Games features the men’s 100m freestyle semi-final, featuring world record holder and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle.

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World Aquatics’ Centre of Excellence Opens in Bahrain

The first of its kind in the Middle East, the centre allows athletes to pursue academic studies at UTB while receiving professional training in aquatics.

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Sun Yang Speaks Out On Racing At The 2025 Chinese National Games

Hear from veteran Sun Yang as he spoke to the media after the third day of competition at the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Three Finals Live Recap

We’ll see what 21-year-old Pan Zhanle has in store for us in the final of the men’s 200m free at the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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Récord asiático absoluto… y con solo 13 años

En los Juegos Nacionales Chinos, se ha presenciado una de las actuaciones más impresionantes de la historia, obra de Yu Zidi.

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