The 2024 National Swimming Championships ushered in the second day of competition on April 20, in which the women's 100-meter butterfly attracted much attention, and Zhang Yufei fought for the second gold and hit the Olympic quota. After fierce competition, Zhang Yufei played well and won the gold medal in 56.36 seconds to lock in the Olympic qualification. Yu Yiting also reached the Olympic A standard and also qualified for the competition.
Women's 100m butterfly - final
Gold Medal: Zhang Yufei
Silver Medal: Yu Yiting
Bronze Medal: Wang Yichun
The world record holder in the women's 100m butterfly is Sweden's Sarah Sjöström, who swam 55.48 seconds at Rio 2016. The Asian record holder is Zhang Yufei, who swam 55.62 seconds at the 2020 National Championships.
The women's 100m butterfly has an Olympic A standard time of 57.92 seconds, and the previous semi-finals had Zhang Yufei [56.47], Wang Yichun [57.55 seconds] and Yu Yiting [57.61 seconds] reached the standard, and the importance of the selection final was greater than the semi-final. In this final, Zhang Yufei won the gold medal with a time of 56.36 seconds and also locked in one Olympic quota. Yu Yiting also reached the Olympic A standard with 56.82 seconds, and according to the selection rules, Yu Yiting also won the Olympic quota for this event.
Regarding the previous semi-final competition, Zhang Yufei, Wang Yichun and Yu Yiting were the top three, and the final played in the middle of the 453 lane. In addition, there are 15-year-old Gong Zhenqi from Chongqing Hosa in lane 6, Fujian Zhouke player Chen Luying in lane 2, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Qian Xin'an lane 7, Liaoning Zhouke player Inoue Beihua lane 1, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Lu Yue lane 8.
Competition venue: Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium
Final Recap
Zhang Yufei started to react relatively quickly, quickly in the lead position after entering the water, and took the lead to reach 50 meters and turned, 0.35 seconds ahead of the second place Yu Yiting, and Zhang Yufei sprinted with all his strength in the second half of the race, winning the gold medal with a time of 56.36 seconds. In addition, Yu Yiting won the silver medal in 56.82 seconds, and Wang Yichun won the bronze medal in 57.96 seconds.