High All-Time Fives For China Teens Zhang & Yu, LA2028 Dreamin'
How Zhang Zhanshuo, 19 ( 1:43.49, 200 free), and Yu Zidi, the fastest 13-year-old female swimmer in history (4:28.56, 400IM), raced into the record books on Day 4 at the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, with the stats that show the extraordinary among the outstanding...
Two years out from LA2028 and the canvas gets ever clearer, stroke-by-stroke, super-speedy efforts from teenagers Zhang Zhanshuo, 19 and celebrating a second solo free gold, and Yu Zidi, at 13 the fastest female swimmer the world has ever known, multiple strokes, and completing an expected golden triple, contributing to another day of dominance for China at the Asian Games.
- Day 1 - 6 golds; Day 2, 5 golds; Day 3, 4 golds; and now, Day 4 - 6 golds, for a total of 21 titles in four days, China 1-2 or 1-3 podium punches witnessed in many finals.
Here are the two highlights of that score from today at a glance:
Men's 200m freestyle: Zhang - Asian Record 1:43.49 - 5th all-time
Women's 400m medley : Yu - Games Record 4:28.56 - 5th All-Time
Analysis of the men's 200m freestyle final and the women's 400m medley final, and where Zhang and Yu fit in the history of those events, follows, with the rest of finals ...
