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17:44, 16-Dec-2018
China break Asian record to win women's 4x200m freestyle relay
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17:25, 19-Dec-2018
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At the FINA Short Course World Championships in Hangzhou, China's women's 4x200-meter relay team made it a good day for the hosts.
They were able to come out on top to win a third gold medal for their country and make a new Asian record.
China is in lane two, and Li Bingjie is the first swimmer. She finishes third with Australia and Russia ranking in first and second.
Yang Junxuan dives in for the second leg and does well enough to catch up to Russia and move into second place, only 0.67 seconds behind Australia.
Into the third leg, the PRC start to feel the pressure from the U.S., but Zhang Yuxuan keeps the American at bay and then edges in front with the Aussies now in second.
Wang Jianjiahe is the final one and keeps the leading position. She touches the wall to finish with a time of seven minutes 34. 8 seconds to set a new Asian record. The U.S. came second, Australia third.