At just 12 years old, Yu Zidi is already making waves in international swimming circuit. The Chinese sensation is competing in her first-ever World Aquatics Championships in Singapore — becoming the second-youngest competitor in the event’s history — and has already delivered a performance well beyond her years.&nbsp;In her debut race, the 200m individual medley, Yu finished fourth, missing out on a bronze medal by a razor-thin 0.06 seconds. Her time of 2:09.21 was more than a second faster than her previous best, and astonishingly, over nine seconds quicker than the U.S. girls’ national age-group record for 11-12-year-olds. She’s also faster than the boys’ record in that age bracket by three seconds.&nbsp;Yu’s swimming journey began at six when she met a coach during a family trip to a water park. Her rapid rise has been guided by Olympic medallist Li Bingjie — Yu’s idol and mentor — who she affectionately calls her “older sister.” Despite most World Championship swimmers needing to be at least 14, Yu qualified early by meeting the competition’s elite “A” standard.&nbsp;Last year, Yu narrowly missed qualifying for the Paris Olympics in the 400m individual medley, falling just over two seconds short. But at the 2024 Chinese Nationals, her 4:35.53 would have placed fourth in the Olympic final. In May, she shattered the 12-year-old world record in the 200m IM with a 2:10.63, prompting World Aquatics to hail her as a “sensation.”&nbsp;While the 200m IM is considered only her third-best event — behind the 200m butterfly and 400m IM — Yu’s fearless debut has made her a medal contender in the days ahead. “She’s phenomenally talented at such a young age,” American silver medallist Alex Walsh was quoted saying in an interview. “It’ll be exciting to see how she builds on this meet because her future is incredibly bright.”

Who Is Yu Zidi? The 12‑Year‑old Chinese swimmer making waves at World Aquatics Championships

At just 12 years old, Yu Zidi is already making waves in international swimming circuit. The Chinese sensation is competing in her first-ever World Aquatics Championships in Singapore — becoming the second-youngest competitor in the event’s history — and has already delivered a performance well beyond her years. In her debut race, the 200m individual medley, Yu finished fourth, missing out on a bronze medal by a razor-thin 0.06 seconds. Her time of 2:09.21 was more than a second faster than her previous best, and astonishingly, over nine seconds quicker than the U.S. girls’ national age-group record for 11-12-year-olds. She’s also faster than the boys’ record in that age bracket by three seconds. Yu’s swimming journey began at six when she met a coach during a family trip to a water park. Her rapid rise has been guided by Olympic medallist Li Bingjie — Yu’s idol and mentor — who she affectionately calls her “older sister.” Despite most World Championship swimmers needing to be at least 14, Yu qualified early by meeting the competition’s elite “A” standard. Last year, Yu narrowly missed qualifying for the Paris Olympics in the 400m individual medley, falling just over two seconds short. But at the 2024 Chinese Nationals, her 4:35.53 would have placed fourth in the Olympic final. In May, she shattered the 12-year-old world record in the 200m IM with a 2:10.63, prompting World Aquatics to hail her as a “sensation.” While the 200m IM is considered only her third-best event — behind the 200m butterfly and 400m IM — Yu’s fearless debut has made her a medal contender in the days ahead. “She’s phenomenally talented at such a young age,” American silver medallist Alex Walsh was quoted saying in an interview. “It’ll be exciting to see how she builds on this meet because her future is incredibly bright.”

The young sensation from China is the second youngest competitor in the history of the World Aquatics Championships

Chinese Olympic swimmer Chen Xinyi was a no-show at the women&#39;s 50 metre freestyle heats on Friday after Chinese state media said she had failed a dope test at the Rio Games.

The Xinhua news agency, citing the country&#39;s swimming association (CSA), said Chen had tested positive for a banned substance on August&nbsp;7 in the latest doping scandal to mar competition at the Games.

Chen was listed on the official start sheets on Friday as the heats got under way and then recorded on the results as DNS (did not start).

Controversies over doping overshadowed the build-up to Rio and, far from dying down as events got under way, have flared anew as US&nbsp;and Australian competitors have branded their Russian and Chinese rivals drug cheats.

Chen, 18, failed a test for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide and had applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a hearing to look into the matter, Xinhua said.

It added that the CSA had required Chen to cooperate with the investigation.

&quot;If the assertion is true, the CSA will earnestly implement anti-doping regulations and safeguard legal interests according to law,&quot; Xinhua cited an unnamed CSA official as saying in a statement.

&quot;The Chinese Swimming Association resolutely opposes the use of banned substances, will actively cooperate with the investigation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and respect its final ruling,&quot; the official said.

Hydrochlorothiazide, known as a masking agent, is a banned substance because it can be used to spur weight loss and cover up the presence of other illegal drugs by diluting urine collected in doping tests.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in March that it would investigate allegations that Chinese swimming covered up positive tests ahead of Olympic trials. 
 
China,which topped the medals table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came in second at the 2012 London Games behind the United States, has said it has a zero-tolerance approach to doping and had taken &quot;all necessary measures&quot; to ensure that its athletes were clean.

Chen finished fourth in the women&#39;s 100m butterfly final on Sunday.

&quot;It wasn&#39;t quite perfect but there are no regrets after trying one&#39;s hardest,&quot; Chen wrote on her official microblog on Monday in her only post this year.

&quot;Go team China!&quot; she said.

Doping allegations have plagued this year&#39;s swimming competitions after Australian Mack Horton called his rival and fellow Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang a &quot;drug cheat&quot;, and US&nbsp;gold medallist Lily King criticised Russia&#39;s twice-banned swimmer Yulia Efimova.

Sun was revealed two years ago to have secretly served a three-month suspension for using a banned stimulant. He said at the time the stimulant was medication to treat a heart issue and did not enhance his performance.

Efimova was allowed to compete at the Games only after winning an appeal against a ban for a previous doping offence. 
 
(Reuters)

Chen had tested positive for a banned substance on August?7 in the latest doping scandal to mar competition at the Games

Chinese Olympic swimmer Chen Xinyi was a no-show at the women's 50 metre freestyle heats on Friday after Chinese state media said she had failed a dope test at the Rio Games. The Xinhua news agency, citing the country's swimming association (CSA), said Chen had tested positive for a banned substance on August 7 in the latest doping scandal to mar competition at the Games. Chen was listed on the official start sheets on Friday as the heats got under way and then recorded on the results as DNS (did not start). Controversies over doping overshadowed the build-up to Rio and, far from dying down as events got under way, have flared anew as US and Australian competitors have branded their Russian and Chinese rivals drug cheats. Chen, 18, failed a test for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide and had applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a hearing to look into the matter, Xinhua said. It added that the CSA had required Chen to cooperate with the investigation. "If the assertion is true, the CSA will earnestly implement anti-doping regulations and safeguard legal interests according to law," Xinhua cited an unnamed CSA official as saying in a statement. "The Chinese Swimming Association resolutely opposes the use of banned substances, will actively cooperate with the investigation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and respect its final ruling," the official said. Hydrochlorothiazide, known as a masking agent, is a banned substance because it can be used to spur weight loss and cover up the presence of other illegal drugs by diluting urine collected in doping tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in March that it would investigate allegations that Chinese swimming covered up positive tests ahead of Olympic trials. China,which topped the medals table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came in second at the 2012 London Games behind the United States, has said it has a zero-tolerance approach to doping and had taken "all necessary measures" to ensure that its athletes were clean. Chen finished fourth in the women's 100m butterfly final on Sunday. "It wasn't quite perfect but there are no regrets after trying one's hardest," Chen wrote on her official microblog on Monday in her only post this year. "Go team China!" she said. Doping allegations have plagued this year's swimming competitions after Australian Mack Horton called his rival and fellow Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang a "drug cheat", and US gold medallist Lily King criticised Russia's twice-banned swimmer Yulia Efimova. Sun was revealed two years ago to have secretly served a three-month suspension for using a banned stimulant. He said at the time the stimulant was medication to treat a heart issue and did not enhance his performance. Efimova was allowed to compete at the Games only after winning an appeal against a ban for a previous doping offence. (Reuters)

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