For the 2024 National Swimming Championships, 3 finals and 4 semifinals will be held on the evening of April 20. Zhang Yufei played in 2 events, won the gold medal in the women's 100 butterfly, and failed to advance to the women's 200 free final. Tang Qianting became the brightest star of the night, breaking the Asian record in the women's 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:04.68. In addition, Qin Haiyang won the gold medal in the men's 100 breast, and Huang Zhiwei won the gold medal in the men's 400 mixed gold.
Men's 400m Medley - Final
After fierce competition, Hunan Lianyuan Steel's Huang Zhiwei won the championship in 4:16.33, Shanghai Anta's Chen Nuo won the silver medal in 4:21.86, and Shandong Zhouke's Li Yifeng won the bronze medal in 4:22.53. The dust has settled on this event, and only Zhang Zhanshuo has reached the Olympic A standard of 4:12.50, and no athlete in this event has been able to achieve it, not even the Olympic B standard of 4:13.67. Therefore, the Chinese swimming team was not fully quoted, and only Zhang Zhanshuo could register for the Olympic Games.
Women's 100m butterfly - final
Zhang Yufei played steadily and won the gold medal with a time of 56.36 seconds, and the teenager Yu Yiting followed very closely and won the silver medal with a time of 56.82 seconds. Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting's results have reached the Olympic A standard, and according to the selection rules, the finals are greater than the semifinals, so Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting will have priority to qualify for the Olympic Games. In addition, Wang Yichun was not fast enough in the final and won the bronze medal in 57.96 seconds.
Men's 100m Breaststroke - Final
Qin Haiyang played brilliantly and won the gold medal with a time of 58.24 seconds, and also successfully qualified for the Olympic Games. Sun Jiajun won the silver medal with a time of 58.73 seconds, and also reached the Olympic A standard time of 59.49 seconds. Therefore, according to the selection rules, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun qualified for the Olympics for the event, and the veteran Yan Zibei failed to meet the Olympic A standard. In addition, Dong Zhihao won the bronze medal with a time of 59.67 seconds.
Men's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals
After fierce competition, Pan Zhanle played strongly, ranking first with a time of 1:45.70, and reaching the Olympic A standard of 1:46.26. Ji Xinjie and Zhang Zhanshuo are a little bit away from the Olympic A standard, but there is still a final competition later, and the key depends on the performance of the final. In addition, Niu Guangsheng, Ge Pingyang, Fei Liwei, Liu Wudi and Chen Juner advanced to the finals.
Women's 100m Breaststroke - Semifinals
Tang Qianting performed amazingly, breaking the Asian record with a time of 1:04.68 and successfully advancing to the women's 100m breaststroke final. The original record holder was Japan's Reiki Aoki with a time of 1:05.19. The world record is 1:04.13 held by American Lily King, and Tang is in excellent form, just 0.55 seconds away from the world record, and looks poised to break the world record.
Yang Chang ranked second with a time of 1:06.23, which also reached the Olympic A standard of 1:06.79, and has a good chance of qualifying for the Olympics. In addition, Yu Jingyao, Lu Qinyao, Wang Yijing, Song Zixin, Liang Xitong and Liu Mengyang advanced to the finals.
Men's 100m backstroke - semifinals
Xu Jiayu was in excellent form, and it seemed that he still had some reservations in the final moments, ranking first with a time of 52.40 seconds to advance to the final. The rest of the athletes have not yet reached the Olympic A standard of 53.74 seconds, and Wang Gu Kailai is currently the closest, but he is still close to the B standard of 54.01 seconds. In addition, Lin Tao, Wang Shun, Jiang Chenglin, Wang Yutian, Xu Fang and Cai Tianqi advanced to the finals.
Women's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals
After fierce competition, Liu Yaxin played strongly and won the first place with a time of 1:56.81, Li Bingjie ranked second with a time of 1:57.10, Yang Junxuan ranked third with a time of 1:57.20, and the top three players all reached the Olympic A standard of 1:57.26. In addition, Tang Muhan, Kong Yaqi, Yang Peiqi, Ge Chutong and Ai Yanhan advanced to the finals. Zhang Yufei's time was 2:01.08, ranking eighth in Group 1 and missing the final, which was also the bottom of the semi-finals.