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2026 World Aquatics World Cup #1 – Baku
October 1-3, 2026 Baku Aquatic Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan SCM (25 meters) Meet Central Results Psych Sheet How To Watch Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Day 3 Finals Start ListChina’s Yu Yiting picked up her 2nd Asian record of the meet in the women’s 200 IM, swimming 2:02.80 to take down Yui Ohashi‘s 2020 record of 2:03.93. She also moves up to become the 6th fastest performer in history in the event.
WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
World Record – 2:01.63, Kate Douglass (USA), 2024 World Cup Record – 2:02.13, Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2014GOLD – Yu Yiting (CHN), 2:02.80 *Asian Record* SILVER – Marrit Steenbergen (NED), 2:05.09 BRONZE – Abbie Wood (GBR), 2:05.69
Yu jumped out to an early lead, splitting 26.26 on the opening fly leg to turn almost a second ahead of Great Britain’s Abbie Wood, who swam 27.10 to turn in 2nd.
She maintained her lead through the remainder of the race, splitting 30.77/36.19/29.58 to finish more than two seconds ahead of European Record Holder Marrit Steenbergen‘s 2:05.09 in 2nd.
Split Comparison New Asian Record — 2:02.80, Yu Yiting (CHN): 2026 World Cup, Baku Former Asian Record — 2:03.93, Yui Ohashi (JPN): 2020 ISL Semifinal #1 Fly 26.26 27.32 Back 30.77 31.07 Breast 36.19 35.62 Free 29.58 29.92 Total 2:02.80 2:03.93Yu was faster than Ohashi on every 50 except the breaststroke one, building a strong lead over the record pace to make up for her half-second loss in the breaststroke, splitting 36.19 to Ohashi’s 35.62.
Yu came home strong, swimming 29.58 to lock up the win and a new Chinese and Asian record time. The swim makes her the 6th fastest performer in history in the event, moving her ahead of Australian Kaylee McKeown‘s 2:03.57
Her previous best was 2:03.99 from the Singapore World Cup stop in 2024.
Top 6 Performers All-Time
Kate Douglass (USA) — 2:01.63, 2024 Marrit Steenbergen (NED) — 2:01.83, 2025 Katinka Hosszu (HUN) — 2:01.86, 2014 Alex Walsh (USA) — 2:02.65, 2024 Abbie Wood (GBR) — 2:02.75, 2024 Yu Yiting (CHN) — 2:02.80, 2026Read the full story on SwimSwam: Yu Yiting Breaks Asian Record With 2:02.80 in Women’s 200 IM
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