Who is Yu Zidi, China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation?

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China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi has smashed her second Asian Games record in as many days, with her time of 2:06.10 in the women’s 200m individual medley doubling as a new Asian record.The teen prodigy made waves last year when, aged 12, she became the youngest-ever medallist at the World Swimming Championships.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Asian Games: Opening ceremony offers respite amid mounting complaintslist 2 of 4Olympic athletes to get cash grants from new $100m fund created by IOClist 3 of 4IOC lifts suspension, paves way for Russians to compete at LA 2028 Olympicslist 4 of 4Swimming: Pallister stuns Ledecky in Pan Pacs, Douglass sets world recordend of listTuesday’s win and record saw Zidi cement her status as one of swimming’s greatest teenagers and a dominant force at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.So who is Yu Zidi, and what else can we expect from her? Al Jazeera Sport explains.Who is Yu Zidi?The swimming sensation was born in Baoding, China, on October 16, 2012. She was noticed by a swimming coach as a six-year-old when her father took her to a water park to cool off in the summer.How has Zidi performed at the Asian Games?...

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