Hey sports fans! 🏊♀️🏊♂️ Big news from the Swimming World Championships in Budapest! Let’s dive into the action!
First up, China’s Tang Qianting made a big splash by winning her first gold medal in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke! 🥇 She swam super fast in the semifinals, almost beating the world record by just 0.01 seconds! Can you imagine being that close? 😮
Then, in the final race, Tang zoomed ahead of everyone. After just 50 meters, she was already ahead of the world record pace by half a second! She touched the wall first with a time of 1 minute and 2.38 seconds. Amazing! 🎉
American swimmer Lilly King came in second, and Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova took third place. Great job to all the swimmers! 🥈🥉
Next, in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke, China’s Qin Haiyang had an exciting race. 🏊♂️ He was behind at first, but in the last few meters, he swam super fast and won the gold medal! 🥇 He set a new Asian record with a time of 55.47 seconds. It was such a close race – he won by just 0.02 seconds! 😲
Meanwhile, Canada’s Summer McIntosh made history in the women’s 200-meter butterfly! 🦋 She’s only 18 years old and already an Olympic champion. She swam the race in 1 minute and 59.32 seconds, setting a new world record! 🌟
She became only the second woman ever to swim this race in under 2 minutes. That’s super fast! 🚀 She broke the previous world record held by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte for ten years!
American Regan Smith came in second, and she also set a new American record with a time of 2 minutes and 1 second. Great job! 🇺🇸
In the women’s 100-meter freestyle, American Gretchen Walsh swam really fast too! 🏊♀️ She finished the race in 50.31 seconds, breaking her own championship record. She is the first American to win gold in this event since 1999! 🏅
But she wasn’t done yet! In the 100-meter medley semifinal, she set a new world record of 55.71 seconds! That’s even faster than her previous record. Wow! 🥳
Team USA also shone in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay. 🇺🇸 The team finished with a time of 7 minutes and 30.13 seconds, breaking the world record set by Australia two years ago. Go Team USA! 🎊
What an exciting day at the Swimming World Championships! Congratulations to all the swimmers! 🥳 Can’t wait to see more amazing races!
Reference(s):
Tang, Qin win breaststroke golds at Swimming World Championships
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