Olympic Day 5 : Swimming - Swimmer Yi Ting Goes Home With National Record

BEIJING, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- Siow Yi Ting is going home from the Olympics with a national record for the women's 200m breaststroke.

She won her heat in 2:27.80s Wednesday night to shatter her own national mark of 2:29.21s, becoming the second record-breaker in the swimming squad after Daniel Bego in the men's 200m freestyle.

Her time was the 19th fastest of the 40 swimmers in the event. The last to make it into the semifinals was Jeong Darae of South Korea with 2:27.28s.

Yi Ting splashed to a season best of 2:17.11s in the 200m individual medley two days ago. She holds the national record of 2:16.92s.

-- BERNAMA