In the 2024 National Swimming Championships, a number of competitions will be held on the evening of April 23, among which the men's 100-meter freestyle final has attracted much attention. World record holder Pan Zhanle competed, as well as Wang Haoyu, Ji Xinjie, Chen Juner and other famous players competed on the same field. After fierce competition, Pan Zhanle played strongly and won the gold medal with a time of 46.97 seconds, opening 47 seconds again.
Men's 100m Freestyle - Final
Gold Medal: Pan Zhanle
Silver medal: Wang Haoyu
Bronze medal: Ji Xinjie
The world record holder in the men's 100m freestyle event is Poon Chin-lok, who set a new world record at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, swimming 46.80 seconds in the first leg of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay.
The men's 100m freestyle set an Olympic A standard time of 48.34 seconds. In addition to Pan Zhanle, who has a world record, Wang Haoyu swam 48.02 seconds at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, and Ji Xinjie swam 48.26 seconds at the 2023 National Championships. In this national championship, Pan Zhanle and Wang Haoyu both reached the standard in the preliminaries, and only Pan Zhanle's 47.54 seconds reached the standard in the semifinals.
There is no doubt that Pan Zhanle has secured one Olympic quota place, and the other players will compete for another one, and the key battle will depend on this final. In this game, Pan Zhanle played steadily and won the championship, and there was no problem with the Olympic quota. Wang Haoyu's results reached the Olympic A standard, ahead of Ji Xinjie, who also reached the Olympic A standard, so Wang Haoyu was given priority to register for the Olympic Games.
Regarding the relevant situation of the finals, Hebei Taihua player He Yubo lane 1, Shandong Zhouke player Ji Xinjie lane 2, Fujian Zhouke player Liu Wudi lane 3, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Pan Zhanle lane 4, Guangdong player Chen Juner lane 5, Henan player Wang Haoyu lane 6, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Hong Jinquan lane 7, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Shen Jiahao lane 8.
Competition venue: Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium
Highlights of the finals
The competition began, and all the players quickly entered the water to start a duel, and Pan Zhanle quickly took the lead to show an advantage, and took the lead to complete the 50-meter side turn. In the last 50 meters, Pan Zhanle sprinted at full speed, Pan Zhanle took the lead to end the game with a time of 46.97 seconds, opened 47 seconds again, and won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle event.
In addition, Wang Haoyu won the silver medal with a time of 48.11 seconds, and Ji Xinjie won the bronze medal with a time of 48.33 seconds.