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FUKUOKA, Japan — Qin Haiyang of China has set a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the swimming world championships with a time of 2 minutes, 05.48 seconds. Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia held the old record of 2:05.95. Stubblety-Cook finished second in the race in 2:06.40. Matt Fallon of the United States was third in 2:07.7 4. It was Qin's third gold at the worlds. He also won the 50 and 100 breaststroke.
