China finish third in women's 4x200m freestyle relay
(www.ming7.cn/Reuters)
Updated: 2005-07-29 09:13

The Chinese team of Zhu Yingwen, Pang Jiaying, Zhou Yafei and Yang Yu were third in 7:57.29 at the world championships on Thursday.

Members of the Chinese women's swim team hold up their bronze medals won in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle final at the World Aquatic Championships in Montreal July 28, 2005. [Reuters]

China lags behind the US, Australia and the UK to rank the fourth after the first two relays.

Zhou Yafei, China's third relay, shortens the distance from the UK, the third place. Yang Yu, a 200-meter-freestyle bronze medaller of the competition, finishes the surpass.

The United States won the women's 4x200 metres freestyle relay final. Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Whitney Myers and Kaitlin Sandeno won the gold in seven minutes 53.70 seconds, the second fastest time in history.

The Australian quartet of Libby Lenton, Shayne Reese, Bronte Barratt and Linda MacKenzie finished second in 7:54.06 after leading for the first 700m.

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