This article is transferred from: People.com.cn
People.com.cn, Beijing, July 24th (Reporter Yang Lei) On July 23rd, Beijing time, the 10th competition day of the 2023 World Swimming Championships ended, and it was also the competition for the first competition day of the swimming event . The Chinese team broke 3 Asian records and won a bronze medal in the women's 4×100m freestyle relay final.
In the first women's 400m medley preliminaries, Yu Yiting and Ye Shiwen advanced to the semi-finals with the second and third place in the group respectively. In the semi-finals, the two were in the same group. In the end, Yu Yiting won the first place in the group and the second place in the total score, and Ye Shiwen won the sixth place in the group and the seventh place in the total score. The two advanced to the final hand in hand.
Zhang Yufei was in excellent form in the women's 100m butterfly. In the preliminaries, she ranked first with a time of 56.89 seconds. In the semi-finals, she further improved her performance and won the first place again with a time of 56.40 seconds, successfully advancing to the final. Her teammate Wang Yichun advanced to the semi-finals with the seventh overall score in the group stage, but finally ranked 11th and failed to advance to the final.
In the women's 400m freestyle preliminaries, the Asian record holder Li Bingjie ranked eighth with a time of 4:04.98, advancing to the final in a thrilling manner. In the final, she swam a time of 4:01.65 and finally ranked fifth. Australia's Titmus won the championship and broke the world record for the event. American star Ledecky won the runner-up and New Zealand's third.
In the men's 100-meter breaststroke preliminaries, Qin Haiyang ranked first in the preliminaries with a time of 58.26 seconds, and Yan Zibei ranked ninth. The two advanced to the semi-finals together. In the semi-finals, Qin Haiyang showed an excellent competitive state, broke the Asian record with a time of 57.82 seconds, and won the first place in the semi-finals. He was also the only player who broke the 58-second mark. Yan Zibei ranked fourth with a time of 59.02 seconds and also successfully advanced to the final.
Zhang Ziyang ranked 33rd in the men's 400m freestyle preliminaries with a time of 3:55.76 and failed to qualify for the final. Wang Changhao and Chen Jun'er both stopped in the men's 50m butterfly preliminaries. In the men's 400m medley preliminaries, the famous Wang Shun was disqualified due to a foul. In the end, the French player Marchand won the final with a time of 4:02.50, which also broke the record created by Phelps in 2008. world record.
In the evening 4×100m freestyle relay event, both the Chinese men's and women's teams performed well. The Chinese women's team, composed of Cheng Yujie, Yang Junxuan, Wu Qingfeng and Zhang Yufei, won the bronze medal in 3:32.40, breaking the Asian record at the same time. The Chinese men's team composed of Pan Zhanle, Chen Juner, Wang Changhao and Wang Haoyu broke the Asian record with a time of 3:11.38 and finished fourth.
On July 24th, Beijing time, the swimming event will enter the competition for the second competition day.
Starting at 19:00, multiple finals and semi-finals will be held one after another. Qin Haiyang and Yan Zibei will compete for the men's 100m breaststroke medal, Zhang Yufei will compete for the women's 100m butterfly medal, and Yu Yiting and Ye Shiwen will compete in the women's 200m medley final.
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