Chinese 13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Wins Her Third Swimming Gold Medal at the Asian Games
The 13-year-old beat the previous 400 IM Asian Games record by almost 4.5 seconds and became a major medal threat for Los Angeles 2028.
- On Wednesday, 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Zidi won her third gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan, finishing the 400-meter individual medley in a Games-record 4 minutes, 28.56 seconds.
- Discovered at a water park in Baoding at age 6, Zidi became the youngest-ever medalist at the World Aquatics Championships last year while balancing schoolwork with intensive training.
- Zidi's performance was the fourth-fastest time in the world this year, trailing only world record-holder Canadian Summer McIntosh, while China won six of seven events on Wednesday.
- After the race on Sunday, Zidi said "I'll go back and keep reviewing what I didn't do well," reflecting her focus on improvement despite the heavy pressure.
- Positioned as a major medal threat for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Zidi said she still has room to improve before competing at the Games.
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The swimmer, who already achieved a minimum Olympic age of 11 and a world medal with 12 years, has been the star of the Asian Games with brands already very close to that of the Canadian Summer McIntosh
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Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins her third swimming gold medal at the Asian Games
Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third gold medal in the Asian Games on Wednesday, taking the women’s 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes 28.56 seconds. She was less than five seconds off the world record held by Canadian Summer…
China’s Yu Zidi completes golden hat-trick
NAGOYA - China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a remarkable hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday, adding the women’s 400m individual medley title to her victories in the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley.
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