Liu Zige Shocks World With Astounding 200 Fly World Record
LINAN, China, October 21.
At the Chinese Nationals Games held in Linan, Liu Zige crushed the world record in the women's 200-meter fly over long course competition.
Liu posted a shocking time of 2:01.81, smashing Jessicah Schipper's world record of 2:03.41 set at the World Championships in Rome this year. Previously, Liu clocked a 2:04.18 to win the 200 fly gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Jiao Liuyang took second today in 2:05.57, while Kong Jie placed third in 2:05.57.
In other action, Ma Xiang set a national record in the men's 200-meter breastroke with a time of 2:12.37. The performance broke the Chinese record of 2:12.75 set by Xie Zhi earlier this year. Huang Chaosheng finished second in 2:12.67 with Xue Ruipeng placing third in 2:13.51.
