Xu Jiayu, Zhang Yufei win at China's National Swimming Championships
JINAN, China, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- World champion Xu Jiayu claimed the men's 100m backstroke title in 52.61 seconds at the 2023 Chinese Swimming Championships here on Monday.
Xu was nearly two seconds ahead of his nearest rival, though it was 0.38 seconds behind his gold medal-winning performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games two months ago.
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