BERLIN, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China's Yang Yu set a new world shortcourse record of 2 minutes and 4.04 seconds in the women's 200 meters butterfly here on Sunday during the fifth leg of the shortcourse swimming World Cup.

    The 18-year-old beat the record previously held by Australian Susan O'Neill, who set a time of 2:04.16 on January 18, 2000 in Sydney. Enditem (CRI)