Shenzhen (China), March 19 -- China's Tang Qianting set another new Asian record in the women's 50m breaststroke during the preliminary round of the 2026 China Open Swimming Championships and National Spring Swimming Championships here on Thursday.

The new time of 29.49 seconds surpassed her own previous Asian record of 29.51 seconds setat the 2024 World Swimming Championships in Doha.

Tang, who earned a silver medal in the women's 100m breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics, said she was delighted with her performance, according to Xinhua.

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