The 2024 National Swimming Championships are currently competing fiercely in the Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium. In the competition on the evening of April 23, the men's 200-meter breaststroke final was staged. This match has attracted much attention, with 2023 Fukuoka World Championship champion Qin Haiyang and 2024 Doha World Championship champion Dong Zhihao facing off. In this competition, Qin Haiyang played steadily, won the gold medal with a time of 2:08.87, and joined hands with Dong Zhihao to lock in the qualification for the Paris Olympics.
Men's 200m Breaststroke - Final
Gold Medal: Qin Haiyang
Silver Medal: Dong Zhihao
Bronze Medal: Yu Zongda
The world record holder in the men's 200m breaststroke event is Qin Haiyang, who broke the previous world record at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka with a time of 02:05.48.
The Olympic A standard time in the men's 200m breaststroke is 2:09.68, and no competitor can meet the standard in the preliminaries and semifinals of this national championship. Regarding other races, in addition to Qin Haiyang's world record, Dong Zhihao swam 2:07.94 at the 2024 World Championships in Doha. From this point of view, it seems that the Olympic quota for this event has been determined a long time ago, unless a super dark horse emerges.
In this final competition, Fukuoka World Championships champion Qin Haiyang and Doha World Championships champion Dong Zhihao competed on the same field, and both players attracted much attention. Qin Haiyang's results once again reached the Olympic A standard, and Dong Zhihao failed to reach the Olympic A standard. However, the Olympic qualification does not affect it, that is, Qin Haiyang and Dong Zhihao have qualified for the Olympics in this event.
Regarding the relevant situation of this final, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Guan Zhenghao lane 1, Guangdong player Qiu Tian lane 2, Liaoning Zhouke player Luan Honglin lane 3, Shanghai Anta player Qin Haiyang lane 4, Jiangsu Calmei player Dong Zhihao lane 5, Hubei Hosa player Yu Zongda lane 6, Shandong Zhouke player Wang Junteng lane 7, Shanxi player Song Yifei lane 8.
Highlights of the finals
The competition began, Qin Haiyang and Dong Zhihao reacted quickly, and the fierce competition began. Quickly came to the 50 meters to the side, Qin Haiyang took the lead to complete the turn, 0.58 seconds ahead of Dong Zhihao behind him. Turning around at 100 meters, Qin Haiyang still maintained the leading position, followed by Dong Zhihao. In the last 50 meters of sprint, Qin Haiyang maintained a high speed and won the championship with a time of 2:08.87.
In addition, Dong Zhihao won the silver medal with a time of 2:10.08, and Yu Zongda won the bronze medal with a time of 2:14.18.