The 2024 National Swimming Championships ushered in the first competition day on April 19, with 2 semifinals and 4 finals in the final stage. Li Bingjie and Pan Zhanle each won the gold medal, and Zhang Yufei also won the first gold medal in the relay event, which happened to be a 26th birthday gift.
Women's 100m butterfly - semifinals
In this wonderful competition, Jiangsu Calmei player Zhang Yufei performed strongly, ranking first with a score of 56.47 and successfully advancing to the finals. Shandong Zhouke player Wang Yichun ranked second with a score of 57.55, and Yu Yiting ranked third with a score of 57.61.
In addition, Chongqing Hosa player Gong Zhenqi, Fujian Zhouke player Chen Luying, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Qian Xin'an, Liaoning Zhouke player Inoue Beihua, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Lu Yue advanced to the finals.
Men's 100m Breaststroke - Semifinals
Shanghai Anta's Qin Haiyang gave a strong performance and won the first place with a time of 58.62 seconds and successfully advanced to the final. Hubei Hosa's Sun Jiajun ranked second in 59.14 seconds, and Dong Zhihao of Jiangsu Calmei ranked third with a time of 59.61 seconds, and the rest of the competitors failed to swim for 1 minute. Sun Jiajun's results reached the Olympic A standard, but there is still a final competition behind him, and there is still suspense for the other place in addition to Qin Haiyang.
In addition, Yan Zibei from Hubei Hosa, Qiu Tian from Guangdong, Song Jiale from Tianjin 361 Degrees, Zheng Yinghao from Shanghai Anta, and Dong Yifan from Zhejiang Shouxian Valley advanced to the finals.
Women's 400m Freestyle - Final
Gold Medal: Li Bingjie
Silver Medal: Liu Yaxin
Bronze medal: Peggy Yang
Li Bingjie played steadily and won the gold medal with a time of 4:04.03, Liu Yaxin won the silver medal with a time of 4:04.88, and Yang Peiqi won the bronze medal with a time of 4:05.25. In addition, Ma Yonghui and Gao Weizhong both performed well, and both reached the Olympic A standard. Based on the current results, the two Olympic quotas in this event belong to Li Bingjie and Liu Yaxin.
Men's 400m Freestyle - Final
Gold Medal: Pan Zhanle
Silver Medal: Zhang Zhanshuo
Bronze Medal: Fei Liwei
In this game, Pan Zhanle showed a strong ability to sprint in the back, surpassed his teammates at the last moment, and won the championship with a time of 3:45.58. Zhang Zhanshuo won the silver medal with a time of 4:45.82, and Fei Liwei won the bronze medal with a time of 3:45.96. All three players have reached the Olympic standard A results, and according to the relevant selection rules, Pan Zhanle and Zhang Zhanshuo ranked the top two to qualify for the Olympics. However, the Olympic report should be considered comprehensively, and the final interpretation right belongs to the Chinese Swimming Association.
Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay - Final
The Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Lu'e team played strongly and won the championship with a time of 3:34.43, including the first bat Cheng Yujie 53.97, the second bat Yang Junxuan 53.55, the third bat Wu Qingfeng 52.71, and the fourth bat Zhang Yufei 54.20.
Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay - Final
The Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan and Guangdong teams performed strongly and won the championship with a time of 3:15.02. Among them, the first baton Chen Juner 48.13, the second batter Wang Xizhe 50.61, the third batter Ji Xinjie 48.71, and the fourth batter Pan Zhanle 47.57.