South Korea's Kim Chae-yun competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Ichika Kajimoto competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Li Bingjie competes in the women's 1500m freestyle timed final 1 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 20, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)