Melbourne, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 16th FINA Short Pool Swimming World Championships continued on the 16th, with a number of world records broken, and China's Qin Haiyang won the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:02.22.
Qin Haiyang kept the lead in the first half, but was gradually overtaken in the second half. In the end, Japan's Daiya Seto won in 2:0.35 and broke the Asian record, while Ni Fink of the United States won the silver medal.
Champion Japan's Daya Seto (middle), runner-up Nick Fink of the United States (left) and third-place China's Qin Haiyang at the men's 200m breaststroke victory ceremony on December 16.
Qin Haiyang said in an interview with reporters after the game that he did not reach his best in the game, and this result was a little short of his best result. "My physicality and ability in the back, especially in the final sprint, need to be further strengthened."
On December 16, Qin Haiyang was in the game.
In the women's 200m breaststroke final, USA's Kay Douglas and Lily King took the top two places, while Dutch's Tern Schouten finished third. China's Tang Qianting was fifth in 2:19.28.
On December 16, Tang Qianting was in the game.
In the men's and women's 4x50m freestyle relay, France won the championship in 1:27.33 and broke the world record. The Chinese team, consisting of Pan Zhanle, Wang Haoyu, Wang Yichun and Liu Shuhan, finished sixth in 1:30.18.
On December 16, Liu Shuhan of the Chinese team was in the game.
In other competitions that day, Canada's Mar McNeill won the women's 50m backstroke in 25.25 seconds, and the United States won the gold medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay in 6:44.12, both breaking world records.
Mar Steenbergen of the Netherlands won the women's 100m medley in 57.53 seconds. Italy's Tor Checon won the men's 100m medley in 50.97 seconds, his second gold medal at the tournament. Australia's Pallister won the women's 1500m freestyle in 15:21.43, winning gold for the fourth time in this edition. Ray Murphy of the United States won the men's 50m backstroke in 22.64 seconds.
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