China’s Yu Zidi reacts after finishing the women’s 200 meters freestyle semifinal at the 2025 National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province on May 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT / CHINA OUT A 12-year-old Chinese swimmer has been hailed a “sensation” and is on course for […]

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