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2024 CHINESE SHORT COURSE NATIONALS
The second Asian Record fell in as many days at the 2024 Chinese Short Course Nationals, this time on the women’s side of the house.
Tang Qianting raced in the semi-finals of the women’s 100m breaststroke, firing off a new lifetime best of 1:02.66 to grab the top spot for tomorrow night’s final.
20-year-old Tang first produced a solid morning outing of 1:03.66 to snag the #1 seed before she delved under the 1:03 barrier with tonight’s semi performance. Splits for the Olympian’s new PB included 13.26/15.97/16.34/17.09.
Yu Jingyao finished well behind in 1:06.04 as the runner-up while Liu Mengyang will also flank Tang in tomorrow night’s final, courtesy of her 3rd-seeded 1:06.24.
As for Tang, her performance destroyed her previous Chinese national record of 1:03.15 put on the books at the 2022 Chinese Short Course Championships, a mark which also represented the Asian continental record.
According to the World Aquatics database, Tang’s 1:02.66 result now ranks her as the #4 performer of all time.
Top 5 Women’s SCM 100 Breaststroke Performers
- Alia Atkinson (JAM) – 1:02.36, 2014 & Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 1:02.36, 2013
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- Lilly King (USA) – 1:02.50, 2020
- Tang Qianting (CHN) – 1:02.66, 2024
- Rebecca Soni (USA) – 1:02.70, 2009
Tang was the gold medalist in this women’s 100m breast event at the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi. More recently, she scored a trio of medals at the 2024 Olympic Games, snagging 100m breast silver, mixed medley silver and women’s 4x100m medley bronze.
