Yu Hexin

Joseph Schooling re-breaks Asian 50 fly record in 23.25

20-year-old Joseph Schooling continues to lower his own Singaporean and Asian records in the 50 fly, going 23.25 in the World Championship final.

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Israel catching sprint fever with gold, nat’l record from Kalontarov

It took up until the very last individual event of the 2015 European Games for Israel to earn a gold medal in swimming, but sprinter Ziv Kalontrov made it worth the wait.

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Ning Zetao posts world’s #3 time in 100 free on day 5 of Chinese Nationals

Day 5 of the Chinese National Championships was all about the sprinters, with Ning Zetao putting up a 48.36 to win the 100 free.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male International Junior Swimmer of the Year

In 2014 Australian Mack Horton set new junior world records in the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle…

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With Ning Zetao Out Yu Hexin Takes Men’s 50 Freestyle

With Ning Zetao out do to illness Youth Olympic Games star Yu Hexin took the 50 freestyle at the Chinese National Championships…

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Asian Games start lists drop; Park sticking to freestyle, Hagino in 6 individuals

Japan’s Kosuke Hagino (right) is entered in 6 individual events at the Asian Games, with shots to medal in all 6.

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China cleans up at home with 10 golds at Youth Olympic Games, 29 countries earn medals

Hosting the second-ever Youth Olympic Games, China dominated the medal count, hitting double digits with 10 golds and 17 total medals.

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2014 Youth Olympics: Day 6 Finals Live Recap, Multiple Junior World Records Tumble On Final Day

Follow along for live updates from the final session of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.

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Yu and Santana Tied With Top Time In The 100 Freestyle

Yu Hexin and Matheus Santana put up identical times of 50.15 in the prelims of the boys 100 freestyle in Nanjing…

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6 Thoughts From Day 3 at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games: Yu and Shen Have ‘Staying Power’ for China

The Chinese swimmers are once again dominating the swimming at the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games, led mainly…

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Yu Hexin Re-Breaks World Junior Record in 50 Free

China’s Yu Hexin has re-broken his own Junior World Record in the boys’ 50 meter freestyle, though he just missed becoming…

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Medal Count: 2014 Youth Olympic Games – China accelerates away on day 3, big session for Italy

Now three days in to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the host nation has started to put some distance between itself and the competition. China picked up a pair of gold medals on night 3 to double its total

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6 big things from day 3 at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

It’s been a meet of close finishes in Nanjing, with two gold medal ties already on the books in three days of racing.

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China’s Yu Hexin Breaks Junior World Record in Boys’ 50 Free

China, who has been looking for an elite international male sprinter almost forever, is suddenly making significant headway in that…

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Fu Yuanhui, Ye Shiwen Claim World’s Fastest Swims At Chinese Spring Nationals: Day 3

Ye Shiwen won the women’s 400 IM with a new world leading time, two seconds faster than anyone else in the world this year, at the Chinese Spring National Championships.

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