Overview

• Yu Zidi finished fourth in the 200m individual medley final in 2:09.21, missing the bronze medal by six hundredths of a second.
• World Aquatics granted her a waiver to bypass the 14-year-old minimum age requirement, making her the youngest competitor at the championships in Singapore.
• She is scheduled to compete next in the 200m butterfly plus the 400m individual medley under the same waiver.
• Canada’s Summer McIntosh won the 200m individual medley in a commanding display to cement her status as the event’s clear favorite.
• Yu’s 2024 time in the 400m individual medley would have placed her fourth at the Paris Olympics, highlighting her rapid ascent.