Melbourne, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- On the evening of the 14th, in the women's 50-meter butterfly final of the 2022 Short Pool Swimming World Championships, China's Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal in 24.71 seconds, once again setting a new personal best and equalling the Asian record.
On December 14, Zhang Yufei entered the water during the competition. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen)
Canada's McNeill, who competed with Zhang Yufei, and Hesk of the United States, reached the finish line in 24.64 seconds to share the gold medal.
Zhang Yufei told reporters after the race that although she achieved the two small goals of improving her personal performance and equaling the Asian record, a mistake on the side when she reached the finish line made her miss out on first place. "Because the distance of 50 meters is very short, the requirements for the butterfly to the edge are very high, and you can't miss half a move, but I made such a mistake." Zhang Yufei said that he participated in the short pool competition less, and this competition can help him find his shortcomings and learn from them.
Zhang Yufei (right) joins joint champions Canada's McNeill (center) and America's Hesk at a ceremony on December 14. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen)
In the men's and women's 4x50m medley relay final, the United States set a new world record and won the championship in 1:35.15, Italy broke the European record in 1:36.01 and finished second, and Canada was third in 1:36.93. The Chinese team sent Wang Gukailai, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Wu Qingfeng to set an Asian record of 1:37.31 and finished fifth in the event.
In addition, China's Zhang Can finished seventh in the women's 800m freestyle in 8:24.24; 18-year-old Pan Zhanle swam 46.19 seconds to advance to the men's 100m freestyle final; Qin Haiyang and Tang Qianting advanced to the men's and women's 100m breaststroke finals respectively.
On December 14, Qin Haiyang was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen)
Australia continued its strong performance on matchday 2, topping the medal table with five golds, two silvers and two bronzes. McKeon and O'Callaghan won gold and silver in the women's 100m backstroke; Palister, who had previously won gold in the women's 400m freestyle, won the 800m freestyle final again; In the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final held the latest, Perlister and her teammates broke the world record in 7:30.87, adding another gold to the Australian team.
Murphy of the United States set a new event record by winning the men's 100m backstroke final in 48.50 seconds.
Source: Xinhua News Agency