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2026 ASIAN GAMES
September 20th – September 25th (pool swimming) Prelims at 10am local (9pm previous night ET)/Finals at 5pm local (4am ET) Tokyo Aquatics Centre LCM (50m) Meet Central Entries Live Results Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Day two of the 2026 Asian Games was one for the history books, with the likes of 13-year-old Yu Zidi firing off a new World Junior Record of 2:06.10 to produce the #2 performance of all time in the women’s 200m IM.
But the final event of the evening was also full of drama, as the nations of China and Japan battled it out in the men’s 4x200m free relay to establish new feats in the highly competitive contest.
Japan soared out to the front, courtesy of national record holder Tatsuya Murasa‘s magnificent 1:44.70 opener, a time just .16 off his own lifetime best and Japanese standard.
Then, Katsuhiro Matsumoto kept up the speed with a 2nd leg of 1:44.84. Kazusa Kuroda turned in a split of 1:45.82 as the 3rd swimmer, with Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita posting an anchor of 1:45.69.
But it was China’s last leg by 18-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo that stole the show, as the freestyle ace scorched a 200m split of 1:42.92, the fastest in history. The teen’s time included an eye-popping final 50m of 25.95 to help China score a new Asian Record of 7:00.17, a time which would have earned silver behind Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Japan was forced to collect silver, although their time of 7:01.05 did establish a new national record.
Surprisingly, South Korea, which made history in 2023 by earning its first-ever Asian Games gold in this event, finished in 3rd place. Their time of 7:06.76 was well outside the mark of 7:01.73 from the 2023 Games.
China’s performance registered a new Asian record in the event, overtaking the old mark of 7:00.91 the nation turned in for the silver medal at the 2025 World Championships.
Japan’s time of 7:01.05 was just outside the Asian record but it did check in as a new national record. The country’s outing here destroyed the longstanding Japanese standard of 7:02.26 established at the supersuited 2009 World Championships.
China’s New Asian Record – 7:00.17 China’s Old Asian Record – 7:00.91 Xu Haibo – 1:46.27 Ji Xinjie – 1:46.22 Fei Liwei – 1:46.74 Pan Zhanle – 1:44.41 Pan Zhanle – 1:44.24 Wang Shun – 1:46.08 Zhang Zhanshuo – 1:42.92 (23.56/26.62/26.79/25.95) Zhang Zhanshuo – 1:44.20Japan’s New NR – 7:01.05 Japan’s Old NR – 7:02.26 Tatsuya Murasa – 1:44.70 Sho Uchida – 1:45.90 Katsuhiro Matsumoto – 1:44.84 Yoshihiro Okumura – 1:45.83 Kazusa Kuroda – 1:45.82 Shogo Hihara – 1:45.99 Tomoyuki Matsushita – 1:45.69 Takeshi Matsuda – 1:44.54
张展硕 Zhang Zhanshuo 200Fr Relay Split 1:42.92
Flying Start WR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! t.co/VOR2T0EJNl pic.twitter.com/kjGDw8GpLp
— 競泳NEWS (@swimcoverage) September 21, 2026
MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL
World Record – 6:58.55, United States (USA), 2009 World Junior Record – 7:08.37, United States (USA), 2019 Asian Record – 7:00.91, China (CHN), 2025 Games Record – 7:01.73, South Korea (KOR) 2023 Champion – South Korea (KOR), 7:01.73GOLD – China, 7:00.17 *Asian Record, Asian Games Record* SILVER – Japan, 7:01.05 BRONZE – South Korea, 7:06.76
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