On September 25, the National Swimming Championships continued. In the semi-finals of the women's 100m breaststroke in the evening, Tang Qianting, a silver medalist in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics, broke the Asian record in the event with a time of 1:02.66 and advanced to the final with the first place. The time of 1:02.66 made Tang Qianting the fourth person in the history of the short course 100 breaststroke (the fifth best result), only 0.3 seconds away from the world record.
[Records]
The women's 100m breaststroke (short course) world record was set by Lithuania's Melutit in 2013 with a time of 1:02.36.
The Asian record and national record in the women's 100m breaststroke (short course) are both held by Tang Qianting with a time of 1:03.47.
【Contest Process】
Tang Qianting started in lane 4 of Group 2 in the semi-finals, and her reaction time was 0.71 seconds. After the start of the race, Tang Qianting quickly established a leading position, with a 25-meter turn time of 13.26 seconds, and a 50-meter turn of 29.23 seconds to continue to rank first, and Tang Qianting's advantage in the second half was more obvious, with 1:02.66 being the first to touch the edge to complete the race.
【Final Time】
The women's 100m breaststroke final will be held at 20:24 on the evening of September 26, and it is expected that Tang Qianting can have a better performance in the final.