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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 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5The penultimate event on the penultimate night of the 2026 Asian Games brought about a pair of records, as the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay brought the heat.
When the dust settled, it was the nation of China which wound up on top of the podium, with the foursome of Zhao Jiayue, Wang Haoyu, Zhang Zhanshuo and Pan Zhanle combining to stop the clock at a mighty result of 3:10.60.
That established an Asian Record for the quartet, knocking .28 off the former benchmark of 3:10.88 the nation put on the books at the last edition of these Asian Games.
Zhao opened in a solid time of 48.43 before Wang kept the momentum up with a speedy second leg of 47.77.
Zhang, just about 20 minutes after he won the individual 800m freestyle, fired off a third leg of 47.65 before reigning 100m free World Record holder and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle sealed the deal with a 46.75 anchor.
China’s New Asian Record – 3:10.60 China’s Old Asian Record – 3:10.88 Zhao Jiayue – 48.43 Pan Zhanle – 47.06 Wang Haoyu – 47.77 Chen Juner – 48.00 Zhang Zhanshuo – 47.65 Hong Jinquan – 48.27 Pan Zhanle – 46.75 Wang Haoyu – 47.55Korea reaped silver in tonight’s race, putting up a time of 3:11.69, a mark only .17 ouside their national record of 3:11.52 set at last October’s National Sports Festival.
Japan also landed on the podium, producing an effort of 3:11.96. That represented the nation’s first-ever foray under the 3:12 barrier in the event, knocking over half a second off their former national record of 3:12.54 established at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.
Japan’s New NR – 3:11.96 Japan’s Old NR – 3:12.54 Tatsuya Murasa – 48.05 Katsumi Nakamura – 48.52 Shuya Matsumoto – 48.30 Shinri Shioura – 48.19 Katsuhiro Matsumoto – 47.81 Katsuhiro Matsumoto – 47.61 Shoon Mitsunaga – 47.80 Juran Mizohata – 48.22
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