JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang surprised even herself when she swam a world record time to win the women's 50 metres backstroke at the Asian Games on Tuesday, storming home in 26.98 seconds to ...

China's Liu Xiang has been dubbed 'The Mermaid' after breaking the world record for the women's 50m backstroke at the Asian Games in Jakarta. China's Liu Xiang has set a new world record for the women ...

The shy 20-year-old won the women's 200m individual medley by nearly five seconds, and then added the 50m backstroke. Vietnam's "Little Mermaid" Nguyen Thi Anh Vien clinched a swimming double to reach ...

It was the first world record to fall in the Asian Games pool since Japan's Kosuke Kitajima improved the 200m breaststroke mark in Busan in 2002. IMAGE: Liu Xiang competes in the women's 50 metres ...