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Chinese swimmer breaks world record at 50m back
Xu Jiayu at the Chinese Short Water Championship improved the achievement of Peter Kutze from South Africa, which was set on October 9
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Chinese swimmer Xu Jiayu broke the world record at a distance of 50 m on the back on short water.
31-year-old Xu Jiayu showed a result of 22.03 seconds in the first stage of the mixed combined 4×50 m relay at the Chinese Championship.
The previous achievement of Peter Kutze from South Africa (22.09) was set on October 9 at the World Cup stage in Tashkent. The South African swimmer then broke the record of Russian Kliment Kolesnikov (22,11) in 2022.
Xu Jiayu is the 2024 Olympic champion in the combined 4x100m relay, a three-time world champion.
