Natalie Kan breaks HK 50m butterfly record twice
Hong Kong, China closed the final day of swimming at the Asian Games without a medal on Friday, but Natalie Kan ensured there was still a record to celebrate at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Kan broke the Hong Kong record twice in one day in the women’s 50 metres butterfly. She had set the previous mark of 26.34 seconds in April, then lowered it to 26.28 in the morning heats, where she also finished…
On the closing day of swimming events at the Asian Games, Natalie Kan set a new Hong Kong record twice in the women's 50m butterfly event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The Hong Kong representative initially broke the previous record of 26.34 seconds in April, then lowered it further to 26.28 seconds in the morning heats, securing the top position in her heat.
In the final race, Kan further improved her time to 26.11 seconds, finishing in fourth place, just 0.14 seconds behind Japan's bronze medallist. Her teammate, Yeung Hoi-ching, also qualified for the final, placing tenth with a time of 27.55 seconds. China's Zhang Yufei and Wu Qingfeng secured the gold and silver medals, respectively, while Japan's Rikako Ikee clinched the bronze.
In the men's 50m breaststroke final, Hong Kong's Adam Mak finished seventh, while China's Qin Haiyang and Liu Junjie won gold and silver, with Japan's Shin Ohashi taking bronze. In the women's 800m freestyle, Gilaine Ma and Candice Gao finished seventh and eighth, respectively, while Hayden Kwan, the Hong Kong record holder in the men's 200m backstroke, secured eighth place.
Ho Chung-lun placed tenth in the men's 200m butterfly, and the Hong Kong SAR team finished fifth in the women's 4x100m medley relay with a time of 4 minutes and 6.27 seconds. Overall, the SAR swimming team left the Asian Games with six medals: two gold, three silver, and one bronze.
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