China swim sensation Yu, 13, beats multiple Olympic medallist
School girl Yu made global headlines last summer when at age 12 she became the youngest medallist in swimming world championships history.
At the China Open on Thursday, she powered to victory in the 200m fly in 2min 05.71sec, beating the American Smith into second in another statement performance.
Her time would have put Yu on the podium at the world championships.
Smith won silver in the event behind Canada's Summer McIntosh at the Paris 2024 Olympics in a time of 2:03.84.
The 24-year-old Smith has won a total of eight Olympic medals...