SINGAPORE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China's 12-year-old Yu Zidi finished fourth in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday, narrowly missing the podium for a second time this week.
The primary school student, competing in her first international meet, clocked two minutes 6.43 seconds - just 0.31 seconds behind bronze medalist Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia.
Earlier in the week, Yu also placed fourth in the 200-meter individual medley final on Monday.
Canada's Summer McIntosh won the race in 2:01.99, setting a new world championships record. Regan Smith of the United States took silver in 2:04.99. ■
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