Astana World Cup swimming sees Asian record and major victories

The second day of the short course swimming World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, featured several high-level performances and record-breaking swims.

In the women’s 100m butterfly, China’s Yu Yiting secured a silver medal and set a new official Asian record with a time of 55.17. She finished just behind Belgium’s Roos Vanotterdijk, who won the event in 54.80. Yu’s performance improved upon the previous official Asian record of 55.25 set by Lu Ying in 2014.

In other notable events, Australian Cameron McEvoy won the men’s 50m freestyle with a time of 20.19, narrowly defeating Russia’s Egor Kornev. Dutch swimmer Marrit Steenbergen continued a strong series by winning the women’s 100m medley in 56.54 and taking second place in the 50m freestyle. In the men’s 100m medley, American Luke Barr took first place in 51.91, while Italy’s Alberto Razzetti finished fifth.