NEWS · B2 Level - Part 6

A world championship medalist at 12 years old

A 12-year-old swimmer competing against Olympians. Chinese phenom Yu Zidi made history last week, becoming the youngest ever medalist at the World Aquatics…

Level: B2 · 9 sentences

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1. A 12-year-old swimmer competing against Olympians.
2. Chinese phenom Yu Zidi made history last week, becoming the youngest ever medalist at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
3. At just 12 years old, she was part of China's 4x200 meter freestyle relay team, which took bronze.
4. Youngest person to medal at a major international competition since 1936.
5. Her times have been so fast they allowed her to compete at the championships,
6. even though the minimum age requirement had been 14.
7. She started swimming at just 6 years old just as a way to beat the heat back in her home of Hebei Province.
8. But she decided to give competitive swimming a shot when a coach brought it up to her.
9. Swimsational!