Two more Olympic Qualifiers on the Ninth Day of Chinese Trials

2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 9th day of the 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships was the penultimate evening.

This evening there were only 4 finals: the men’s 1500m freestyle, the women’s 50m freestyle and the men’s and women’s mixed relay.

MEN’S 1500 METERS FREESTYLE

The 21-year-old won the men’s 1500m free Fei Liweialready silver medalist in the men’s 800m free in Shenzhen.

Fei set a time of 14:49.30 and was the only swimmer to dip under the 15-minute barrier. Behind him the 800 champion, the sixteen year old Zhang Zhanshuo, reached 15:04.00, while Zhao Zhihao he completed the podium with 15:11.94.

As for Fei, his PB is the 14:46.59 recorded at last year’s Chinese Nationals.

His time tonight fell below the World Aquatics Olympic qualifying time of 15:00.99 needed to qualify for Paris, although he has already achieved that goal thanks to a 14:50.51 that placed him in seventh place at the World Aquatics Championships. ‘year.

50 WOMEN’S FREESTYLE

Wu Qingfeng came to the plate first in this evening’s hard-fought final of the women’s 50m freestyle.

The 21-year-old Wu clocked 24.22, just 0.08 ahead of the multiple Olympic medalist Zhang Yufeiwho settled for silver in 24.30.

Yang Junxuan, new national record holder in the 100 meters freestyle, she obtained bronze in 24.55.

Wu’s performance shaved 0.10 off his previous PB of 24.32 achieved at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She remains the third Chinese athlete in history, while the PB of Zhang of 24.15 from the 2023 World Championships keeps her in second place.

Both Wu and Zhang qualified for Paris in this race, with Wu crossing the previous qualifier off the list Cheng Yujie thanks to the faster time tonight.

Top 5 Chinese female 50 freestyle athletes of all time

1. Liu Xiang – 23.97, 2021
2. Zhang Yufei – 24.15, 2023
3. Wu Qingfeng – 24.32, 2021
4. Cheng Yujie – 24.41, 2021
5. Jingyi Le – 24.51, 1994

CHINESE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATIONS UP TO THE EIGHTH DAY

OQT TIMES SET SO FAR AT THE 2024 CHINESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Men’s 100 meter freestyle – Pan Zhanle (46.97), Wang Haoyu (48.11)
2. Men’s 200m freestyle – Pan Zhanle (1:45.68), Ji Xinjie (1:45.86)
3. Men’s 400m freestyle – Pan Zhanle (3:45.58), Zhang Zhanshuo (3:45.82)
4. Men’s 800m freestyle – Zhang Zhanshuo (7:47.84), Fei Liwei (7:47.86)
5. Men’s 100m backstroke – Xu Jiayu (52.39)
6. Men’s 100 meter breaststroke – Qin Haiyang (58.24), Sun Jiajun (58.73)
7. Men’s 200 meter breaststroke – Qin Haiyang (2:08.87)
8. Men’s 200m butterfly – Niu Guangheng(1:55.46)
9. Women’s 100m free – Yang Junxuan (52.68), Wu Qingfeng (53.25)
10. Women’s 200m free – Yang Junxuan (1:54.37), Li Bingjie (1:56.29)
11. Women’s 400m freestyle – Li Bingjie (4:04.03), Liu Yaxin (4:04.88)
12. Women’s 1500m freestyle – Gao Weizhong (16:05.19)
13. Women’s 100m backstroke – Wan Letian (59.02), Wang Xueer (59.61)
14. Women’s 100m butterfly – Zhang Yufei (56.36), Yu Yiting (56.82)
15. Women’s 200m butterfly – Zhang Yufei (2:06.40), Chen Luying (2:06.81)
16. Women’s 100 meter breaststroke – Tang Qianting (1:04.39), Yang Chang (1:06.79)
17. Women’s 200 meter breaststroke – Ye Shiwen (2:22.55)
18. Women’s 200 meter backstroke – Peng Xuwei (2:06.74) Liu Yaxin (2:08.41)
19. Men’s 200m medley –Wang Shun (1:55.35)
20. Women’s 200 meters medley – Yu Yiting (2:09.73)
21. Men’s 100m butterfly – Wang Changhao (51.20), Sun Jiajun (51.54)
22. Women’s 800 meter freestyle – Li Bingjie (8:25.43)
23. Men’s 1500 meters freestyle – Fei Liwei (2.49.30pm)
24. Women’s 50 meter freestyle – Wu Qingfeng (24.22), Zhang Yufei (24.30)

OQT SET BY THE 2023/2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS