# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMnHzwTs606
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32797388-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-27T12:30:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

At just 12 years old, China’s Yu Zidi is making waves at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The youngest swimmer in the competition, she made the semi-finals of the 200m individual medley on her international debut.⁣
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Who is China’s Yu Zidi?⁣
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Already clocking world-class times, Yu holds the fastest-ever 200m IM for her age (2:10.63) and has posted elite-level times in the 400m IM and 200m butterfly. ⁣
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Described as “stunning” and “a prodigy” by two global news and sports agencies, she’s drawing comparisons to some of the sport’s greats.⁣
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Yu took up swimming after visiting a water park during a hot summer with her dad. “I just want to give it my best,” she said, ahead of her semi-final appearance in Singapore. She’ll also compete on July 30 and August 3, facing Olympic champion Summer McIntosh.⁣
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 #YuZidi #SwimmingProdigy #WorldAquatics2025 #TeamChina #YouthInSport #Singapore2025 #WomensSwimming #SummerMcIntosh

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## Tags

worldaquatics2025, singapore2025, teamchina, swimmingprodigy, summermcintosh, yuzidi, youthinsport, womensswimming

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