On April 5, the 2024 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup (Beijing Station) kicked off at the "Water Cube" of the National Aquatics Center, and the Chinese team won the gold medal in three events: women's single technical selection, mixed double technical selection and collective technical selection.
Chinese teenager Xu Huiyan won the gold medal in women's singles technology with a set of actions with the theme of "Night Tour in Chang'an City", winning a "good start" for the Chinese team. Kandoska from Belarus won the silver medal, while Aruba's Hwoz took bronze.
"It's been a long time since I've played at home, and this is my second time playing in an international tournament and I'm happy with my performance. After the World Championships in Doha, my heart is stronger. Xu Huiyan said after the game.
At the World Swimming Championships in Doha in February, Huiyan Huiyan, who competed for the first time, won bronze in the women's singles technical optional event. After winning gold in the World Cup for the first time in two months, the 18-year-old couldn't hide his excitement. "Compared to the World Championships in Doha, I have improved my revs a little bit. The experience of the competition will make me better and better. ”
Chinese teenager Guo Mu, born in 2008, also won silver in the men's singles technical freestyle, Spain's Iglesias won the gold medal and Italy's Perati won the bronze medal.
Later, Guo Mu also partnered with Ji Heyue to show "The Prosperous Age of the Silk Road" in the mixed pairs technical optional event to win gold. Kazakhstan and Spain won silver and bronze respectively. won one gold and one silver on the first day of competition, and Guo Mu also summed up his mood after the competition as "happy (winning the silver medal) and even happier (winning the gold medal)".
The Chinese team, which sent the national second team lineup, was full of momentum, and with "Breaking the Array" winning gold in the collective technical optional event, the Australian team and the Kazakhstan team won the second and third places respectively.
Coach Li Min said that the players were very excited about the home game and their performance on the field was satisfactory. Although the average age of the team is about 21 years old, the physical condition, expressiveness and other abilities are very good, and the new force of Chinese Huayou can be expected in the future. "Compared to the first team, they still look a little younger. After all, he is still young, and he needs to polish the details and control of the action. There is a lot of room for improvement in these players, and there are more opportunities in the future, so I believe they can perform even better. Li Min said.
The World Cup (Beijing) was held at the Water Cube from April 5 to 7, marking the third time Beijing has hosted the event after 2018 and 2019. The Chinese synchronized swimming team sent a total of 25 team members to compete in all 11 events.