In the women's 50m freestyle final of the national swimming event that ended on the evening of September 26, Beijing time, China's "swimming goddess" Liu Xiang broke her national and Asian record and won the gold medal with a time of 23.97 seconds. The gold medal in butterfly swimming at the Tokyo Olympics won the second place.
In the final, Liu Xiang was in the fourth lane and Zhang Yufei was in the fifth lane. Before the first time out of the water after departure, it was almost equal, and the competition between the two was extremely fierce, and the first half was difficult to distinguish. In the last 25 meters, Liu Xiang accelerated slightly ahead, and Zhang Yufei, who was strong, was also in hot pursuit. In the end, Liu Xiang was even better, breaking the 24-second mark, and she also broke her own Asian record for the project with a time of 23.97 seconds, Zhang Yufei won the second place in 24.29 seconds, and Cheng Yujie won the third place in 24.41 seconds.
After the game, Liu Xiang was even more domineering in an interview with reporters, "Guangdong athletics has Brother Tim, Guangdong swimming has Xiang sister!" After that, Liu Xiang repeated at the request of the reporter: "In fact, Brother Tim gave me great encouragement, because he represents Guangdong, I also represent Guangdong, we just have that kind of Guangdong soul!" ”。
As we all know, swimming 50 meters from the 100 meters of athletics can be described as very similar, all pay attention to speed and explosiveness, and the national games women's 50 meters freestyle gold medal for consecutive times, Liu Xiang compared himself to "pool female version of Su Bingtian", it is not an exaggeration.
Born in Guangzhou on September 1, 1996, Liu Xiang is currently recognized as a goddess for the Chinese swimming national team. At the Jakarta Asian Games, Liu Xiang broke the world record in the women's 50m backstroke with a time of 26.98 seconds.
In the selection match before the Tokyo Olympic Games, Liu Xiang, who mainly focused on the 50-meter freestyle, reached the Olympic A standard, but due to the low ranking, he ultimately failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Liu Xiang, 25, also regretted not being able to show his strength in the Olympic Games. Considering the Paris Olympics, Liu Xiang is only 28 years old, and she still has the opportunity to continue to chase her Olympic dream.