On April 24, the National Swimming Championships continued. In the women's 200m breaststroke final, Ye Shiwen successfully won the championship with a time of 2:22.55, which was close to Ye Shiwen's personal best, and at the same time allowed her to successfully meet the Paris Olympics, which will be Ye Shiwen's second Olympic Games after 8 years.
In the final, Ye Shiwen started in lane 5, and her starting reaction time was 0.67 seconds. In the first 50 meters, Ye Shiwen was not in a hurry, and his time of 32.86 seconds was only in 4th place. Ye Shiwen started to exert power in the second 50 meters, and when she turned around in the 100 meters, she had a time of 1:08.74, which has risen to the first position of all competitors.
The third 50-meter Ye Shiwen began to accelerate, gradually widening the gap with Tang Qianting beside him. In the 150 meters, Ye Shiwen took 1:45.44, and the lead has reached 0.88 seconds. In the last 50 meters, Ye Shiwen took the lead by more than one position, and she sprinted to the edge with all her might.
In the end, Ye Shiwen won the 200-meter breaststroke championship in the National Swimming Championships with a time of 2:22.55, successfully reaching the Paris Olympics and making up for the regret of missing Tokyo. Tang Qianting won the second place in 2:25.27, and Zhu Leiju of the Yunnan team won the third place in 2:26.19.