At half past two o'clock in the afternoon on February 15, Beijing time, the preliminaries of individual events will start first, and Ai Yanhan and Dong Zhihao will participate in the women's 100-meter freestyle and men's 200-meter breaststroke respectively. In the early morning of the 16th, in the finals, Pan Zhanle will attack the first individual champion, Ma Yonghui, Zhang Zhanshuo, and Wang Haoyu will also strive to stand on the podium. Let's take a look at today's fixtures.
Preliminaries: 5 events
Women's 100m freestyle: Ai Yanhan
At just 22 years old, Ai Yanhan has become the leader of China's sprint swimming, and in the 200-meter freestyle final held in the early hours of this morning, Ai Yanhan lacked stamina and finally ranked eighth. In this afternoon's race, the biggest difficulty for Ai Yanhan is still in physical fitness, she not only has to participate in the 100-meter freestyle competition, but also may participate in the 4*200-meter freestyle relay competition, four races a day is more difficult for athletes.
Men's 200m breaststroke: Dong Zhihao
The 19-year-old Dong Zhihao is considered to be the successor of the "Frog King" Tan Haiyang, and at last year's National Youth Games, Dong Zhihao won the championship with a huge advantage in both 100 meters and 200 meters. Dong Zhihao, who participated in the World Championships again, will launch the final impact on the gold medal and look forward to the outstanding performance of the young players.
Women's 4*200m Freestyle Relay: Chinese Team
The women's 4*200m freestyle relay has always been the strength of the Chinese team, since the 04 Athens Olympics, the Chinese team has begun to stand on the podium frequently, and the preliminaries that began in the afternoon as long as the Chinese team does not make the mistake of yesterday's medley relay, it will not be a problem to advance to the final.
Men's 200m backstroke
There is no successor for the Chinese team in this event, and the Chinese swimming team without Xu Jiayu has lost the competition in the men's 200m backstroke.
Women's 200 Rice Frog Swim
Similar to the men's 200m backstroke, after Ye Shiwen, no other athlete has reached the world level of the women's 200m breaststroke, and it is not surprising that there are no Chinese athletes in these two events.
Finals: 5 events
Women's 200m butterfly: Ma Yonghui
In the early hours of this morning, Ma Yonghui swam a personal best of 2:08.73 in the star-studded semifinals, ranking fifth overall in the semifinals and advancing to the final in the early morning. She will attack again in the final, and if she can create a miracle again and stand on the podium, it is entirely possible to succeed Zhang Yufei. Her main opponents in the final were Denmark's Bach, the United States' Clinkel and Great Britain's Stephens.
男子100米自由泳：潘展乐、王浩宇
The Chinese men's swimming team once again made history, with two people reaching the 100-meter final, which is an unprecedented feat that has never been done before. In the previous men's 100m event, it has always been a stage for European and American athletes, and this time it will become the stage for two Chinese teenagers, and the two will join forces to hit the gold medal in the 100m event, which is worth looking forward to. As can be seen from the semi-finals, Pan Zhanle was very relaxed, and the last 50 meters obviously slowed down the pace, and whether he can break the world record he just broke again is also the focus of attention of the national audience.
Men's 200m medley: Zhang Zhanshuo
Zhang Zhanshuo's sprint in the last 50 meters of the semi-finals was spectacular, and reaching the final itself has created a miracle. In this World Championships, the Chinese team is all young players in the swimming events, and we have reason to believe that China's swimming events are advancing by leaps and bounds, surpassing Australia, and the United States is no longer a dream.
Women's 4*200m freestyle relay: China team TBD
Whether the Chinese women's 4*200m freestyle relay can stand on the podium depends entirely on the physical condition of the team members. In terms of ability, both Li Bingjie and Ai Yanhan have the strength to win medals in individual events, but both of them have been tired in the competition in recent days, Li Bingjie even gave up the qualification for the 200-meter freestyle final, and Ai Yanhan has to compete four times a day, let's cheer for them.
Women's 50 Rice Stroke
The 50m event is full of uncertainties, with the top finishes in the semi-finals being very close. Australia's Anderson, Britain's Cox, America's Colzan, and Canada's Wilm are all strong contenders for the gold medal.
Semi-finals: 4 events
Women's 100m freestyle
Men's 200 Frog Swim
Women's 200 Rice Frog Swim
Women's 200 Rice Stroke