The 2024 National Swimming Championships are currently being held at the Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium, and the sixth day of competition will be ushered in on April 24, with 4 events competing in the preliminary stage.
Women's 200m backstroke - heats
In the women's 200m backstroke, 46 athletes competed in five groups. Hebei Taihua's 16-year-old Zhang Jingyan played well and won the first place in the preliminaries with a time of 2:12.69. Liu Yaxin, Peng Xuwei and Wan Lotian all qualified, Liu Yaxin was second with a time of 2:12.73, Peng Xuwei was third with a time of 2:13.33, and Wan Lotian was fourth in 2:14.44.
In addition, Sun Mingxia, She Jingjing, Wang Xinyi, Sun Yidan, Li Wanwei, Wang Xueer, Zhan Jiawen, Chen Jie, Zhu Yingnuo, Wang Xinxin, Zheng Yujia and Yang Siqi advanced to the semifinals. The Olympic A standard result of the women's 200m backstroke is 2:10.39, and no competitors meet the standard in the preliminary stage, and the subsequent semifinals and finals have to be cheered.
Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats
In the men's 50m freestyle, 126 athletes competed in 13 groups. Guangdong veteran Yu Hexin played steadily, won the first place in the preliminaries with a time of 22.30 seconds, and successfully advanced to the semifinals. Poon Zhanle is the world record holder in the 100m free, and his 50m performance is also very good, winning the first place in the 13th group in 22.36 seconds, and the overall ranking is second to advance. Wang Haoyu ranked third in 22.60 seconds to advance.
In addition, Li Pengzhuoer, Zhang Zhoujian, Zhu Sunxiao, Lin Tao, Yao Haowen, Wu Shengkai, Chen Hao, Zhao Jiayue, Sun Yifan, Shen Jiahao, Zhao Xinchen, Wang Yi and Liu Wudi advanced to the semifinals. The Olympic A standard time of 21.96 seconds was recorded in the Olympic Games, and no athlete was able to reach the target in the preliminary round. In other previous events, only Pan Zhanle swam 21.92 seconds at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, which means that this event is still 1 Olympic quota short, and it is expected that other athletes will meet the standard in the following competitions.
Men's 200m Individual Medley - Heats
In the men's 200m medley, 105 athletes competed in 11 groups. The famous Wang Shun played a cliff-like lead, and successfully won the first place in the preliminaries with a time of 1:59.66, more than 4 seconds ahead of the second place. Huang Zhiwei was second with a time of 2:03.69, Fang Zhe was third with a time of 2:04.11, and Zhang Zhanshuo was fourth with a time of 2:04.13.
In addition, Ding Ding, He Yubo, Deng Ziqi, Zhao Liangzhou, Gu Enyi, Chen Nuo, Liu Jiantong, Shao Zicheng, Wang Hao, Chen Dade, Zhang Yixiang and Chen Siwei advanced to the semifinals. The Olympic A standard score of this event is 1:57.94, and only Wang Shun's score in the preliminary stage is relatively close to the Olympic A standard, and the results of other athletes are far behind.
Wang Shun swam 1:54.62 at the Hangzhou Asian Games, breaking the Asian record at the time and is now the Asian record holder in the men's 200 mixed Asian Games. Wang Shun's Olympic quota is not a big problem, and the other athletes need to cheer. Qin Haiyang swam 1:57.41 in the Hangzhou Asian Games, but Qin Haiyang's main event is breaststroke, and he did not register for this event in this national championship.
In addition, there was an episode in this event, Wang Haoyu drowned in the backstroke, but still finished the race in 2:13.61. Li Jiayi, Zhu Yulong and Yu Zongda all fouled in the game and were eventually disqualified.
Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay - Heats
The women's 4×200m freestyle relay has 15 teams competing in two groups. The Hebei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hubei and Henan teams won the first place in the preliminaries, with a time of 8:05.16, and were teamed up by Cheng Yujie, Li Jiaping, Ai Yanhan and Yang Peiqi. In addition, the Zhejiang and Guangdong teams are second, and Shanghai Anta is third.