Qianting wins gold in 50m breaststroke final
Tang Qianting out touched McKenzie Siroky by three-tenths of a second to win gold in the women's 50m breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Championships.
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Rowdy Saroki's story again becoming more known the more she does big things.
Gave up a college ice hockey scholarship to Minnesota Duluth, top program, to chase this swimming effort, and it's working out.
Tong, she comes in hot.
Yeah Unpacks event record, US open record in the heats, the fastest time ever swum in US waters in this event.
Yeah.
Two fastest swimmers in the world this year right next to each other.
And you throw in Skylar Smith, who's the fourth fastest swimmer in the world, no doubt this is a great, great field, especially these top three swimmers all right there together Take your marks.
What a story Saroki is.
I mean, she has just come on.
Sixth fastest swimmer in history now.
Won that 100.
Really excited about her future at still only 21 years of age.
They are all three bunched up.
Skylar Smith, second fastest ahead of Saroki in the heats.
The American there in lane five as well.
Tong in front, Saroki challenging, Smith pushing for the podium.
Tong reaching in.
She'll take the gold.
Oh!
How about it?
29.67 seconds.
Saroki three hundredths behind, and Smith picks up her first major international medal.
It's bronze.
And first time under 30 for Skylar Smith For USA Look at that emotion Yeah.
That's ex- that's, you know, that is what you wanna see.
You wanna see the emotion.
Bronze medal, but getting under 30.
It's a huge barrier.
She should be excited.
And by the way, those are the three fastest swims in the world this year.
For bronze Three fastest swimmers in the world this year Zhang Yiran of China I mean, I thought S- look at Saroki, man.
Look at the aggressiveness she has coming on.
You think, oh, Tong's got it.
No, no, no.
Don't give up on that one right here.
Both of the Americans charge it on.
G- give it up.
You know what?
She has had a good comeback this year.
Jiang, I mean, she was Jiang, she was not very good last year, and then she just edges out, what, two one-hundredths of a second?
Three one-hundredths?
Still a super swim for Saroki.
She's only about a half tenth off her lifetime best to snare silver.
Skylar Smith cracking 30 with bronze, but it's Tong Jianying golden in the 50 breast Congratulations.
Silver last year bron- or silver last year at Worlds, gold today.
How happy are you with this swim?
Yes, I'm extremely excited.
Yes, thanks my coach, Dirk, and thanks my, teams.
Could you hear the crowd when you were coming to the wall?
I'm very excited, and I feel really happy about the very excited vibe tonight at the pool.
And I really wanna thank you all for your support.
And this pool is a little bit challenge for me, but I enjoy it a lot.
Well, congratulations.
50 breaststroke champion Thank you.
