China's Chen Yuxi secured her fourth world title in the women's 10-meter platform diving competition. She led throughout the preliminary and semifinal rounds, ultimately claiming gold with a score of 430.50 points. Germany's Pauline Alexandra Pfeif earned silver, while 15-year-old Chinese diver Xie Peiling took bronze in her world championships debut. Chen expressed satisfaction with her performance, highlighting the challenges of maintaining form under physical strain.
Chinese swimmers also earned two bronze medals on the fifth day of competition. Wan Letian finished third in the women's 50-meter backstroke final, behind American swimmers who took gold and silver. Wan shared that standing on the podium gave her courage and helped her identify areas for improvement. In the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final, the Chinese team finished third, with Li Bingjie anchoring the final leg. Li noted her teammates' strong performance and her desire to achieve the best possible result.
The men's 100-meter freestyle final was a highlight of the day. Romania's David Popovici delivered a historic swim, clocking a time of 46.51 seconds, setting a new championship record and securing gold. This time is the second-fastest ever in the event. Popovici expressed his satisfaction with his performance.
In other events, France's Leon Marchand won gold in the men's 200-meter individual medley final, setting a new world record in the semifinals. China's Wang Shun, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion, finished seventh. Wang reflected on the increased level of competition. Canada's Summer McIntosh set a new championship record in the women's 200-meter butterfly, winning gold.
In the semifinals, Qin Haiyang advanced to the men's 200-meter breaststroke final. Cheng Yujie qualified for the women's 100-meter freestyle final.
4 Comments
Leonardo
China is good, but I don't like how the article is structured focused on their success.
The Truth
The German and Canadian wins are more exciting to me!
Answer
Popovici's record swim was the real news! Glad to see some diversity.
Mariposa
Popovici's achievement is being overshadowed by the Chinese wins.