Japan’s 17-year-old swimmer Shin Ohashi has broken the men’s 200-metre breaststroke world record on the way to Asian Games gold and soaked up the moment in front of a thrilled home crowd. Ohashi’s blistering time of two minutes and 4.83 seconds at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday eclipsed the previous record of 2:05.48, set by China’s Qin Haiyang at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. “The world record was my goal, so I’m very happy to get it,” he said. “My next goal is for the gold medal at the world championships.” Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov finished 3.84 seconds behind Ohashi to claim silver ahead of South Korean Cho Sung-jae (2:08.76). “There was a strong rival in the breaststroke.
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