Yu Zidi, 13, completes Asian Games swimming hat-trick of golds and sets records

Yu won gold in all three individual events she entered at the Asian Games.

Yu won gold in all three individual events she entered at the Asian Games.

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third swimming gold medal in the Asian Games on Wednesday, taking the women's 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes, 28.56 seconds. She…

Three gold medals and three Asian Games records have catapulted China's Yu Zidi, 13, into the sporting spotlight. She is far from the first teen prodigy, but should teens be competing at elite level?

TOKYO–China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a hat-trick of Asian Games 2026 golds on Wednesday with a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley, two years out from the Los Angeles Olympics. The school girl powered home in an Asian Games-record 4 minutes 28.56 seconds to make it a clean sweep from her three individual events in Tokyo, following victories in the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley, also in Games-record times. READ: Asian Games: China’s Yu Zidi sets record in gold-medal swim She beat the previous 400m IM Games record set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014 by almost […]...Keep on reading: Asian Games: China's Yu Zidi wins third swim gold with latest record

The 13-year-old sensation is already being tipped for an Olympic showdown with world-record holder Summer McIntosh in two years

China's 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday with a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley.

The 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.

Thirteen-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi claims a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley to complete a hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games.

China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi went fastest in the heats as she closes in on a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday -- and her team-mates say her stunning success is no longer a surprise.Zhang, who won the 10th Asian Games gold of her career this week with China's 4x100m freestyle relay team, said she was "quite shocked" when Yu first burst onto the scene.

Yu Zidi has already won two golds in Tokyo in Games-record times, with team-mates saying her stunning success is no longer a surprise.

NAGOYA – China added four more gold medals on Tuesday in swimming, giving the powerful team 15 in 20 events over the first three days in the pool at the Asian Games. Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi did not swim on Tuesday after winning gold the first two days in the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 individual medley. She will swim the 400 IM on Wednesday, her last individual event. China won 28 gold medals in swimming three years ago at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and seems on target to break that mark. Three more days remain. Peng Xuwei […] The post China wins 4 more gold medals in the pool at the Asian Games. 13-year-old Yu Zidi has the day off appeared first on MACAU DAILY TIMES 澳門每日時報.

Already Asia's fastest in the women's medley at 13, Yu's stunning trajectory raises questions of how much stronger she will be at the Olympics.

The teen phenomenon won her second gold medal in the 200m medley in 2:06.10 to set a new Games and Asian record.

Thirteen-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi continues her record-breaking exploits at the Asian Games by winning gold in the 200m individual medley.

China's teenage swimming sensation Yu Zidi wins the women's 200m individual medley in a Games-record time of 2min 06.10sec.

Yu gave another glimpse of her enormous potential in Tokyo as she scorched to victory in the women's 200m individual medley in 2min 06.10sec, 0.72sec faster than the previous Asian Games record.

Yu Zidi took the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes, 6.10 seconds. That is just off the world record of 2:05.70 held by Canada's Summer McIntosh.

Thirteen-year-old Yu Zidi has made waves in the swimming community by clinching a gold medal and breaking records in the women's 200m butterfly event. While celebrating her remarkable achievement, she remains grounded, noting her eagerness to enhance her technique. As she continues to rise through the ranks of elite athletes, the pressure of expectations looms large at such a young age.

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi wins the first major title of her young career – but says her performance was ‘only so-so’The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi set an Asian Games record as she scorched to gold on Sunday’s first full day of competition.The schoolgirl, who turns 14 next month, took the women’s 200m butterfly crown in a Games-record 2min 05.08sec. Continue reading...

Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold. Yu easily…

NAGOYA–The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi set an Asian Games record as she scorched to gold on Sunday’s first full day of competition. Yu, the schoolgirl who turns 14 next month, took the women’s 200m butterfly crown in a Games-record of 2 minutes and 05.08 seconds. It was the first major title of her young career, less than two years out from the Los Angeles Olympics. READ: Alex Eala to Yu Zidi: Six emerging stars set to light up Asian Games “It was only so-so,” a smiling Yu said after receiving her medal, warning she can go faster yet. “This is […]...Keep on reading: Asian Games: China’s Yu Zidi sets record in gold-medal swim

China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi warned she could go even faster after smashing an Asian Games record to win gold in Japan.

China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi warned she could go even faster after smashing an Asian Games record to win gold in Japan.

The 13-year-old, who turns 14 next month, clocked 2:05.08 to break the Asian Games record set by China's Zhang Yufei at the Hangzhou Games three years ago. Zhang had won the event in 2:05.57, and Yu finished nearly half a second quicker.

TOKYO–China’s 13-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle cruised through their heats Sunday as swimming got underway on the opening day of the Asian Games 2026. Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medalist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China’s 4x200m freestyle relay team. READ: Alex Eala to Yu Zidi: Six emerging stars set to light up Asian Games She also finished a whisker outside the medals in fourth in three world individual events. She has embelished her growing reputation this year, notably with a victory over multiple American Olympic […]...Keep on reading: Asian Games: China's 13-year-old Yu Zidi cruises as swimming begins

Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medalist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team.