12-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Crushes 2:10.63 In Women’s 200 IM At Chinese Nationals (Video) | SwimSwam

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2025 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• May 17-24, 2025
• Shenzhen, China
• LCM (50 meters)
• Day 1 Recap
• Results

2025年全国游泳冠军赛
女子200IM
余依婷 2:08.67
于子迪 2:10.63

Yu Yitingが8秒台で今季世界ランク4位！
2012年10月生まれ12歳のYu Zidi
PB大幅PB更新して2分10秒台
Aqua A標準を突破して世界選手権へ！！ https://t.co/Zzke858RpU pic.twitter.com/Y2RikDYoNW

— 競泳NEWS (@swimcoverage) May 18, 2025

Yesterday, we reported that 12-year-old Yu Zidi set a new lifetime best of 2:12.52 in the women’s 200m IM semi-final at the 2025 Chinese National Championships.

Well, buckle up because the youngster just destroyed that already other worldly swim with a new personal best of 2:10.63.

Yesterday, Yu split 27.80/34.11/39.43/31.18 to nab the 3rd seed and establish herself as the fastest 12-year-old female (or male, for that matter) in history.

For perspective, Yu’s previous swim obliterated the current U.S. National Age Group Records for girls and boys.

Teagan O’Dell owns the girls’ NAG at 2:18.69 while Richard Poplawski owns the boys in 2:13.59.

Flash forward to tonight and Yu split 27.47/32.98/39.44/30.74 to earn silver behind winner Yu Yiting who grabbed gold in 2:08.67.

Yu easily cleared the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 2:12.83 needed to qualify for the World Championships. She now ranks 14th in the world on the season.

2024-2025 LCM Women 200 IM

Summer CAN
McIntosh

03/08
2:07.42

2	Abbie WOOD	GBR	2:08.55	04/19
3	Yu Yiting	CHN	2:08.67	05/18
4	Kaylee MCKEOWN	AUS	2:08.58	04/21
5	Alex WALSH	USA	2:08.84	05/03
6	Mary-Sophie Harvey	CAN	2:09.44	05/11
7	MIO NARITA	JPN	2:09.68	03/20
8	Katie Shanahan	GBR	2:09.88	04/19
9	Anastasia GORBENKO	ISR	2:09.90	04/05
10	Ella RAMSEY	AUS	2:10.15	04/21
11	Regan SMITH	USA	2:10.25	05/03
12	Rebecca Meder	RSA	2:10.39	04/10
13	Shiho Matsumoto	JPN	2:10.48	02/16
14	Yu Zidi	CHN	2:10.63	05/18
15	Sara FRANCESCHI	ITA	2:10.95	04/15

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This caliber of performance is par for the course for Yu, building on her breakout times established at the 2024 Chinese Nationals and Summer Championships.

You can review Yu’s head-turning performances from last year here and here.

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