Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa took the silver in 2:22.52, and Sydney Pickrem of Canada pocketed the bronze in 2:22.90.

"It is a little bit of a shame as the third place is only 0.2 seconds ahead of me. But I tried my best. This is the first time for me to try the 200m breaststroke at an important international event," said Ye.

"It is important for me to get more experience. [Tonight's race] could give me more confidence [for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics]," added the Chinese swimmer.

Defending champion Simone Manuel of the United States won gold in the women's 100m freestyle, clocking a U.S. record of 52.04. She previously won gold over the same distance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The 22-year-old American was followed by Cate Campbell of Australia, who won silver in 52.43, and Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden, who finished in 52.46 to take bronze.

In the men's 200m backstroke final, Evgeny Rylov of Russia grabbed a gold medal in 1:53.40, trailed by Ryan Murphy of the United States in 1:54.12 and Luke Greenbank of Britain in 1:55.85.

Australia took gold in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay in 7:00.85, denying Britain its third straight world title in the event. Russia clocked 7:01.81 to take silver, while the United States pocketed the bronze with a time of 7:01.98.

The United States also snapped up a gold medal in the women's water polo, winning its third consecutive world title.

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