Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) -- Shin Ohashi of Japan set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minut
Shin Ohashi of Japan set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games. He completed the swim in 2 minutes 4.83 seconds. This broke the previous record of 2:05.48 held by China's Qin Haiyang, which had stood since July 2023.
According to the New Straits Times, Ohashi, 17, had already won the 100m breaststroke gold earlier in the week. He finished 3.84 seconds faster than silver medallist Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan.
Ohashi stated his next goal is to win gold at next year's world championships and then go on to win gold at the Olympics.
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