2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP-SHANGHAI
It was another record-breaking night at the first stop of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai and the women’s 100m breaststroke final was no exception.
China’s Tang Qianting fired off a new Chinese national and Asian continental record of 1:02.53 en route to gold, beating the field by nearly 2 seconds in the process.
20-year-old Tang got to the wall with a healthy advantage over runner-up Alina Zmushka of Belarus, competing as an independent athlete, who logged 1:04.48 while South Africa’s Rebecca Meder rounded out the podium in 1:05.25.
As for Tang, her time of 1:02.53 shaved .13 off of the previous Chinese and Asian records she held at the 1:02.66 produced at last month’s Chinese Short Course National Championships.
| Tang’s New Asian Record – 1:02.53 | Tang’s Previous Asian Record – 1:02.66 |
| 13.19 | 13.26 |
| 15.93 | 15.97 |
| 16.39 | 16.34 |
| 17.02 | 17.09 |
According to the World Aquatics database, Tang’s 1:02.53 result keeps her ranked as the #4 performer of all time.
Top 5 Women’s SCM 100 Breaststroke Performers
- Alia Atkinson (JAM) – 1:02.36, 2014 & Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 1:02.36, 2013
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- Lilly King (USA) – 1:02.50, 2020
- Tang Qianting (CHN) – 1:02.53, 2024
- Rebecca Soni (USA) – 1:02.70, 2009
Tang was the gold medalist in this women’s 100m breast event at the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi. More recently, she scored a trio of medals at the 2024 Olympic Games, snagging 100m breast silver, mixed medley silver and women’s 4x100m medley bronze.
