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Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi made his debut at the Aquatics World Championships in Singapore on Sunday when she participated in the 200 meters of individual mix. She is only 12 years old.
Yu should participate in the 400 meters of 400 meters and the 200 -meter butterfly.
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Yu Zidi of China is preparing to participate in the individual individual heat of 200 meters female at the aquatic world championships in Singapore, Sunday July 27, 2025. (AP photo / lee jin-man)
She finished with a time of 2 minutes, 11.90 seconds in 200 IM, passing in the semi-finals. His time was the fastest 15th of the 16 qualifications.
Yu, who was born in October 2012, started swimming at the age of six.
“Summer was too hot and my father took me to the water park,” she told the Xinhua news agency in China, via the Sydney Morning Herald. “I appreciated the freshness of the water and spent a lot of time in different small pools for children. One day, a coach approached me and asked me if I wanted to swim faster.
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Yu Zidi de China participates in the 200 -meter female heat, in the aquatic world championships in Singapore, Sunday July 27, 2025. (AP photo / Vincent Thian)
“My age is currently an advantage. I hope to grow up and develop more strength in the future. I really want to experience world class competition.”
The World Aquatics Cup age is 14, but the youngest swimmers are allowed to compete if their time exceeds a qualification standard. Yu almost made the Chinese Olympic team for the 2024 Paris Games, but was a few seconds.
Yu Zidi of China on her back in the individual individual heat of the 200 meter female at the aquatic world championships in Singapore, Sunday July 27, 2025. (AP photo / lee jin-man)
If you take a medal in one of the events, she would be the youngest swimmer since Inge Sorensen in Denmark won a medal a month after being 12 years old at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
