Breaststroke king hits form in Singapore after also winning 100m race and bronze in 50m, before 4x200m men’s team win silver in tight race
China’s Qin Haiyang returned to winning ways on Friday night as he stormed home to victory in the 200m breaststroke from Lane 8 at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Qin clocked a time of 2 minutes 7.41 seconds, some two seconds off the world record time he set in Fukuoka in 2023, but it was enough to win his second gold medal at the championships.
“Have you heard of the Lane 8 miracle? You saw it tonight,” said Qin of his victory. He was the only finalist to qualify with a time slower than 2:09.00.
Qin made history in the 2023 edition of the championships by sweeping the men’s 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke titles.
