Chua, who also qualified for the final of the event, beat the previous standard of 2:17.02 that she herself established in the Southeast Asian Games last May.
Chua finished third in heat 1 and eighth overall in the 20-swimmer field, where the top eight advanced to the final later at 8:28 p.m.Chloe Isleta, the other Filipino in the competition, did not progress to the final, though.Isleta timed 2:20.54 for a 13th place finish.
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