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Chinese Women Swimmer Sets Games Record in 200m Freestyle

Yang Yu of China set a new record of the Asian Games in women's 200 meter freestyle, lifting the oldmark by over one second Monday.


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Yang Yu of China set a new record of the Asian Games in women's 200 meter freestyle, lifting the oldmark by over one second Monday.

The 17-year-old girl from Zhejiang province clocked one minute 58.43 seconds. Her teammate Xu Yanwei at lane three finished the second place in 1:59.42, also breaking the games old mark of 1:59.77.

Yang's success greatly promoted the morale of the Chinese swimming team. All the team members stood up to cheer for her.




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