Adam Chillingworth was one among two swimmers to interrupt a Hong Kong report on Sunday as he set a brand new 200 metres breaststroke mark on the Professional Swim Collection in Texas.
The 26-year-old completed third in San Antonio in two minutes, 11.16 seconds, shaving 0.04 seconds off earlier report, held by Adam Mak Sai-ting.
Mak himself had been half a second outdoors his finest on the Nationwide Lengthy Course Swimming Trial, a part of the 67th Pageant of Sport, on the Hong Kong Sports activities Institute (HKSI) on Saturday.
“We’re thrilled,” stated Michael Fasching, head swimming coach on the South China Athletic Affiliation (SCAA), who attended the trials.
Chillingworth educated below Fasching on the SCAA and nonetheless represents it in native competitions.
“Adam discovered to swim on the SCAA when his household used to dwell right here,” Fasching stated. “I’ve identified Adam since he was about 4 or 5.
“We’re about six to eight weeks away from the Olympic qualifying closing, so we hope he retains taking off time.”
Yeung Hoi-ching, 17, additionally broke a Hong Kong report on Sunday, when she completed first in her 200m butterfly warmth in a time of two minutes, 12.79 seconds on the HKSI.
She proceeded to win the ultimate with a barely slower time of two:15.57, earlier than happening to win the 50m butterfly in 27.65 seconds.
Mak was once more in motion on the HKSI on Sunday, successful the 100m breaststroke, however his time of 1 minute, 1.78 seconds was greater than two seconds outdoors what he must qualify for this yr’s Paris Olympics.
Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, who had already secured a spot in Paris, was within the water instantly after Mak, and she or he received the 100m backstroke with a time of 1:02.91.
Though no swimmers competing on the HKSI achieved Olympic qualifying instances, 15-year-old Chelsie Lam broke the town’s junior report within the ladies’s 50m breaststroke, ending in 32.31 seconds.
