On December 19, local time, the 15th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, passed the halfway mark and entered the competition for the fourth competition day. Li Bingjie won another gold in the women's 400m freestyle event, winning the third gold medal for the Chinese team in this competition.
In the previous day's competition, Li Bingjie won the women's 800m freestyle championship, and she continued her good form in the 400m freestyle competition. At the last Hangzhou Short Pool World Championships, Li Bingjie won the bronze medal in this event with a time of 3:57.99. This time in Abu Dhabi, Li Bingjie upgraded the color of the medal.
Li Bingjie advanced to the final with a time of 4:01.26 in the women's 400m freestyle preliminaries. In the final, Li Bingjie was second in the first 50 meters, and she had chased the first place in the 100 meters. Li Bingjie then continued to expand the lead, 300 meters later has been ahead of the second place more than 1 second, ahead of her final victory with a time of 3 minutes 55 seconds 83. It was also the world's best result for the project this year. Hong Kong's Ho Shi Bei, who had two golds in hand, swam 3:58.12 to win a bronze medal.
Zhang Yufei, who already holds a gold medal, swam 24.91 seconds in the women's 50m butterfly final, ranking fifth. The Netherlands' Cromovicgio won the title with a record-breaking 24.44 seconds.
There was also a diving exhibition match on the same day. Olympic champions Quan Hongchan and Wang Han joined hands with world champions Lian Junjie and Li Zheng to compete in the diving mixed team competition. The exhibition venue is located on the seashore, and there are more uncertainties due to external factors such as weather. Wang Han and Li Zheng took the lead in the 3-meter board competition on the 19th, and after 3 rounds of competition, they scored 182.00 points, temporarily ranking second, the first place is Brazil, they are currently in the first place with 186.75 points. On the 20th, there will also be a three-round jumping competition, and Quan Hongchan will play hand in hand with Lian Junjie. The final results of each team will be ranked according to the cumulative scores of the 6 rounds of competition. (Source: China Sports News Photo from Xinhua News Agency)