{
  "id": 16314826,
  "title": "Nadia shatters 200m freestyle national record to reach world meet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/nadia-shatters-200m-freestyle-national-record-to-reach-world-meet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:07:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/10/1562619/nadia-shatters-200m-freestyle-national-record-reach-world-meet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR - Nadia Lim shattered the women's 200m freestyle national record on Saturday, clocking 1:59.19 seconds at the National Short Course Swimming Championships. This marked a significant improvement, shaving 4.19 seconds off her previous record of 2:03.38. Her performance also qualified her for the world short-course championships in Beijing, where she finished just 0.46 seconds short of the B qualifier standard of 1:59.65. Nadia, who had previously won the women's 200m individual medley on Thursday, had set her sights on a sub-two-minute swim in the freestyle following months of intense preparation. She attributed her success to sharper turns and better leg-kick control, which she had identified as areas for improvement during the preliminary rounds.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Nadia Lim promised to swim under two minutes in the women’s 200m freestyle and delivered a national record on Saturday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}