Xu Yanwei sets women's 50m butter Asian record
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-04 10:03

MACAO, November 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Xu Yanwei clocked 26.63 seconds, a new Asian record, to win the women's 50m butterfly gold medal at the East Asian Games on Thursday.

The 21-year-old Xu broke the previous mark of 26.73 held by Zhou Yafei.

Zhou finished second in 26.71 with Japanese Ayako Doi third in 27.34.

Zhou Jiawei beats Asian swim record

MACAO, November 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese swimmer Zhou Jiawei won the men's 50m butterfly in an Asian record time of 23.98 seconds at the East Asian Games on Thursday.

The old record of 24.07 was set by Japanese Kawamoto Kohei.

Ryo Takayasu of Japan finished second in 24.34 and South Koraen Sung Min was third in 24.81.

East Asian Games swimming results

Men's 200m backstroke:

Ouyang Kunpeng, 1:58.24 2. Takashi Nakano, Japan, 1:58.79 3. Masafumi Yamaguchi, Japan, 2:03.11

Women's 50m butterfly: 1. Xu Yanwei, China, 26.63 2. Zhou Yafei, China, 26.71 3. Ayako Doi, Japan, 27.34 (more)

Men's 50m butterfly: 1. Zhou Jiawei, China, 23.98 seconds    2. Ryo Takayasu, Japan, 24.34    3. Sung Min, South Korea, 24.81    

Women's 50m backstroke:    1. Gao Chang, China, 28.52    2. Aya Terakawa, Japan, 28.83    3. Masaki Okawa, Japan, 29.15

Men's 200m freestyle final: 1. Zhang Lin, China, 1 minute 48.64 seconds 2. Han Kyuchul, South Korea, 1:50.08 3. Yu Chenglong, China, 1:51.03

Women's 200m individual medley final: 1. Zhao Jing, China, 2:16.00

2. Jung Jiyeon, South Korea, 2:16.20 3. Nam Yoosun, South Korea, 2:16.85