The 2024 National Swimming Championships is being staged in the Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium, and many competitions will be held on the evening of April 20. Frog king Qin Haiyang competed in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final, Qin Haiyang played steadily in this game, winning the gold medal with a time of 58.24 seconds, and Sun Jiajun won the silver medal with a time of 58.73 seconds.
Men's 100m Breaststroke - Final
Gold Medal: Qin Haiyang
Silver Medal: Sun Jiajun
Bronze Medal: Dong Zhihao
The world record holder in the men's 100m breaststroke is British star Adam Peaty, who swam 56.88 seconds at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju. The Asian record holder is Qin Haiyang, who swam 57.69 seconds at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka and 57.69 seconds at the 2023 World Cup in Berlin.
The Olympic A standard time in the men's 100m breaststroke is 59.49 seconds, Qin Haiyang has no doubt reached the standard long ago, and Yan Zibei swam 59.02 seconds at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka and also reached the A standard. Previously, in the preliminaries and semifinals, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun reached the A standard, and Dong Zhihao reached the Olympic B standard.
In this final, Qin Haiyang successfully won the gold medal, and Sun Jiajun reached the Olympic A standard in 58.73 seconds. According to the selection rules, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun were given priority to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
In the semi-finals, Shanghai Anta's Qin Haiyang ranked first in 58.62 seconds, Hubei Hosa's Sun Jiajun ranked second in 59.14 seconds, and Jiangsu Calmei's Dong Zhihao ranked third in 59.61 seconds, and the finals were ranked fourth, fifth and third lanes. In addition, Hubei Hosa's Yan Zibei in the sixth lane, Guangdong player Qiu Tian in the second lane, Tianjin 361-degree player Song Jiale in the seventh lane, Shanghai Anta player Zheng Yinghao in the first lane, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Dong Yifan in the eighth lane.
Final Recap
In the finals, Qin Haiyang reacted quickly, quickly seized the lead after entering the water, and led the way to the 50-meter turn, 0.08 seconds ahead of the second place Sun Jiajun. In the last 50 meters, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun once exceeded the Asian record line, and the last 10 meters still did not keep up with the record line.
In the end, Qin Haiyang took the lead to the side with a time of 58.24 seconds, thus winning the gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke. Sun Jiajun won the second place with a time of 58.73 seconds, and Dong Zhihao ranked third in 59.67 seconds to win the bronze medal.