On December 7, Beijing time, the Chinese swimming team announced the big list to participate in the 15th World Short Course Swimming Championships, and Zhejiang occupied 9 seats among the 27 participants.
Men's 14: Wang Shun, Yan Zibei, Zhang Ziyang, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun, Chen Ende, Hong Jinquan, Pan Zhanle, Song Yukuan, Wang Changhao, Yang Jintong, Tang Haoyang, Wang Gukailai, Zhang Zhoujian.
Women: Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Liu Yaxin, Peng Xuwei, Yu Yiting, Zhu Menghui, Cheng Yujie, Tang Qianting, Wu Qingfeng, Zhu Jiaming, Hou Yawen, Ma Xiaoming, Wan Lotte.
(The blue is a Zhejiang swimmer)
At present, the 9 Zhejiang athletes who have been selected have all arrived in Beijing to prepare for the World Short Course Swimming Championships.
Image from CFP
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese swimming team achieved good results, winning 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze, and Zhejiang athlete Wang Shun also achieved a personal breakthrough and won his first gold medal in the 200-meter medley. Wang Shun's first men's medley world championship was won at the 2016 Short Course World Championships.
Wang Shun won the men's 200m medley championship in the picture from CFP
It is understood that the 15th Short Course (25m) Swimming World Championships has been postponed to December 16-21, 2021 due to the global COVID-19 epidemic situation, for the sake of athletes' health and in accordance with the requirements of the UAE government. After the Olympic Games, the Chinese swimming team has not participated in international competitions, and this time it went to the short pool swimming championships, which also opened the preparation cycle for the Paris Olympic Games.
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The last Short Pool World Championships was held in Hangzhou in 2018, and Chinese athletes won 3 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals for a total of 13 medals. Among them, the Zhejiang players who fought locally won 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.
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Sports Daily reporter: Zhao Kai