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New York Times
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- New York Times
Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, 12, becomes youngest World Aquatics Championships medalist
Yu Zidi, a 12-year-old Chinese athlete, has become the youngest swimmer in history to win a medal at the World Aquatics Championships. China won bronze in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Championships in Singapore, and while Yu did not swim in Thursday's final, she qualified for a medal after swimming a leg in the heats earlier in the day. Advertisement She swam the first leg in a time of 1:59.28 as China qualified third fastest for the final. Australia went on to take gold, while the United States won silver. Yu, who does not turn 13 until October, narrowly missed out on an individual medal on Monday after finishing fourth in the women's 200m medley final, 0.06 seconds off Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey in the bronze medal posititon. She was fourth again in the women's 200m butterfly final on Thursday, 0.31 seconds behind Australia's Elizabeth Dekkers in third. 'It feels quite emotional, it's a nice feeling,' Yu said following the medal ceremony. World Aquatics has a minimum age requirement of 14 to compete at the World Championships, but Yu was permitted to participate because her times met the competition's 'A' standards. In May, Yu posted the fastest time achieved by a 12-year-old, male or female, in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:10.63. Brent Nowicki, the executive director of World Aquatics, admitted the governing body would need to have conversations about its age-limit rules. 'I didn't think I'd have this conversation, but now I think we have to go back and say is this appropriate?' he said, as reported by the Associated Press. 'Is this really the right way to go forward and do we need to do other things? Put other guardrails up? Do we allow it under certain conditions? I don't know the answer.' Harvey, who beat Yu to bronze on Monday, was full of praise for Yu earlier in the week. 'She might have more pressure by the end of the meet because she's been swimming really well so far,' Harvey told reporters. 'I used to be a junior and I used to think that it's just gaining experience for the future, and I think going into LA we're probably going to see her a lot more.'
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
China's 12-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi becomes youngest medalist in World Aquatics Championships history
China's Yu Zidi has already burst onto the swimming scene, but the 12-year-old made more history at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Yu became the youngest ever medalist at the competition after being part of China's bronze medal winning team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay in Singapore. Although she did not compete in Thursday's final, Yu was eligible for a medal as she swam in the preliminary race to qualify her country for the final. Australia's team of Lani Pallister, Jamie Perkins, Brittany Castelluzzo and Mollie O'Callaghan won gold in a time of 7:39.35, with the US earning silver in 7:40.01 and China finishing almost three seconds after the Americans in third in 7:42.99. Yu had narrowly missed out on an individual medal in the women's 200m butterfly earlier on Thursday after finishing fourth, 0.31 seconds behind third-placed Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia. She also finished fourth and just outside a medal position in the women's 200m medley on Monday, touching the wall 0.06 seconds behind bronze winner Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada. She will have one more opportunity to win an individual medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships when she competes in the women's 400m medley, with both the heats and the final on Sunday. Yu's participation in the World Aquatics Championships has led to questions over the competition's eligibility rules. Swimming governing body World Aquatics has a minimum age requirement of 14 for the world championships, but Yu's times are so fast that she qualifies regardless. Brent Nowicki, the executive director of World Aquatics, admitted during the championships that the governing body will have to review its guidelines in the future. 'I didn't think I'd have this conversation, but now I think we have to go back and say, 'Is this appropriate?'' Nowicki told reporters in Singapore, per the Associated Press. 'Is this really the right way to go forward and do we need to do other things? Put other guardrails up? Do we allow it under certain conditions? I don't know the answer.'
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
China's 12-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi becomes youngest medalist in World Aquatics Championships history
China's Yu Zidi has already burst onto the swimming scene, but the 12-year-old made more history at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Yu became the youngest ever medalist at the competition after being part of China's bronze medal winning team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay in Singapore. Although she did not compete in Thursday's final, Yu was eligible for a medal as she swam in the preliminary race to qualify her country for the final. Australia's team of Lani Pallister, Jamie Perkins, Brittany Castelluzzo and Mollie O'Callaghan won gold in a time of 7:39.35, with the US earning silver in 7:40.01 and China finishing almost three seconds after the Americans in third in 7:42.99. Yu had narrowly missed out on an individual medal in the women's 200m butterfly earlier on Thursday after finishing fourth, 0.31 seconds behind third-placed Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia. She also finished fourth and just outside a medal position in the women's 200m medley on Monday, touching the wall 0.06 seconds behind bronze winner Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada. She will have one more opportunity to win an individual medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships when she competes in the women's 400m medley, with both the heats and the final on Sunday. Yu's participation in the World Aquatics Championships has led to questions over the competition's eligibility rules. Swimming governing body World Aquatics has a minimum age requirement of 14 for the world championships, but Yu's times are so fast that she qualifies regardless. Brent Nowicki, the executive director of World Aquatics, admitted during the championships that the governing body will have to review its guidelines in the future. 'I didn't think I'd have this conversation, but now I think we have to go back and say, 'Is this appropriate?'' Nowicki told reporters in Singapore, per the Associated Press. 'Is this really the right way to go forward and do we need to do other things? Put other guardrails up? Do we allow it under certain conditions? I don't know the answer.'
