In the 2024 National Swimming Championships, in various competitions on the evening of April 25, the men's 50-meter freestyle final competition has attracted much attention, and swimming stars Pan Zhanle, Yu Hexin, Wang Haoyu and others competed in the same field. In this competition, Pan Zhanle won the gold medal with a time of 22.06 seconds, but this result did not meet the Olympic A standard, and no competitor reached the standard in this event.
Men's 50m Freestyle - Final
Gold Medal: Pan Zhanle
Silver Medal: Yu Hexin
Bronze Medal: Shen Jiahao
The world record holder in the men's 50m freestyle is Brazil's Cesar Cielo, who swam 20.91 seconds at the 2009 Brazilian Championships. The Asian record holder is Japan's Shinri Shioura, who swam 21.67 seconds at the 2019 Japan Championships. The national record holder is Guangdong star Yu Hexin, who swam 21.68 seconds in the 2021 National Games, just 0.01 seconds short of the Asian record.
The Olympic A standard time in the men's 50m freestyle event is 21.96 seconds, and only Pan Zhanle swims 21.92 seconds at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. In this year's National Swimming Championships, no competitor reached the standard from the preliminaries to the semifinals, and Pan Zhanle's swim of 21.99 seconds in the semifinals was very close.
On the whole, the requirements for the men's 50m Olympic A standard are relatively high, and it is not easy to achieve this result. Therefore, the key to deciding the Olympic quota place is this final. In this fierce competition, there is still no player who has reached the Olympic A standard, so only Pan Zhanle has the Olympic qualification.
Regarding the finals, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Zhang Zhoujian lane 1, Sichuan Zhouke player Li Pengzhuo lane 2, Henan player Wang Haoyu lane 3, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Pan Zhanle lane 4, Guangdong player Yu Hexin lane 5, Zhejiang Shouxian Valley player Shen Jiahao lane 6, Sichuan Zhouke player Wang Yi lane 7, Guangdong player Lin Tao lane 8.
Competition venue: Shenzhen Universiade Center Natatorium
Highlights of the finals
The competition began, and all the players reacted quickly, and there was no need for any reservations at this point. After entering the water, all the runners advanced at full speed, and Pan Zhanle took the lead and sprinted to the finish line at full speed.
At the end of the competition in just over 20 seconds, Pan Zhanle took the lead to the side in 22.06 seconds and won the championship of this year's National Swimming Championships. In addition, Yu Hexin won the silver medal with a time of 22.38 seconds, and Shen Jiahao won the bronze medal with a time of 22.42 seconds.