The 2024 National Swimming Championships and Paris Olympic Trials are currently being staged at the Shenzhen Universiade Center, with 5 events competing on the evening of April 26, including 1 semi-final and 4 finals. In the final mixed relay event, Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang won the championship together, while Pan Zhanle seemed to be more eye-catching, with a time of 46.72 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle surpassing the world record of 46.80 seconds.
Women's 50m Freestyle - Semifinals
In this wonderful competition, Wu Qingfeng played extremely well, won the first place in the semifinals with a time of 24.27 seconds, and successfully advanced to the finals. Zhang Yufei also performed well, ranking second with a time of 24.21 seconds, and Cheng Yujie ranked third with a time of 24.56 seconds.
The Olympic A standard time of this event is 24.70 seconds, and Wu Qingfeng, Zhang Yufei and Cheng Yujie have all reached the A standard, and Yang Junxuan is only 0.05 seconds behind. The key competition will also depend on the final round, which will determine which two players will be given priority registration, and the competition is very fierce. In addition, Yang Wenwen, Liu Shuhan, Lu Yue and Zhu Menghui advanced to the finals.
Men's 100m butterfly - final
In this wonderful competition, Wang Changhao played well and won the gold medal with a time of 51.20 seconds. Sun Jiajun also performed well, winning the second place with a time of 51.54 seconds, and Xu Fang won the bronze medal with a time of 51.87 seconds. The Olympic A standard result of this event is 51.67 seconds, and only Wang Changhao and Sun Jiajun have reached the Olympic A standard, so these two athletes will be qualified for the Olympic registration of this event.
Women's 200m Individual Medley - Final
In this fierce competition, Yu Yiting played strongly and finished the race first with a time of 2:09.73, thus winning the gold medal in the event. Zheng Hui won the silver medal with a time of 2:11.87, and Ge Chutong won the bronze medal with a time of 2:12.10. The Olympic A standard time in this event is 2:11.47, and only Yu Yiting has reached the Olympic A standard, and there is no doubt that Yu Yiting has qualified for the Olympics in this event.
As none of the other competitors have reached the Olympic A standard, there will currently be one vacant quota place in this event. However, Ye Shiwen has reached the A standard at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka and can apply for this event. Ye Shiwen's recent physical condition is not good, and his participation in the Paris Olympics is basically light, and whether to sign up for this event needs to be weighed in many ways.
Women's 800m Freestyle - Final
In this game, Li Bingjie did not use the leading method in the early stage, but used the following tactics to accelerate to the 600-meter stage to overtake. Li Bingjie won the gold medal with a time of 8:25.43, Gao Weizhong won the silver medal with a time of 8:27.97, and Ma Yonghui won the bronze medal with a time of 8:29.24.
The Olympic A standard time in this event is 8:26.71, and only Li Bingjie has reached the Olympic A standard. Therefore, only Li Bingjie is guaranteed to qualify for the Olympics in this event, and Gao Weizhong, who has reached the Olympic B standard, will be an alternative. Runners who have reached the B standard will have to wait for the FINA quota, which is usually given to countries and regions with poor performance.
Men's and women's 4×100 medley relay - final
The first Xu Jiayu backstroke took 52.69 seconds, the second Qin Haiyang breaststroke took 59.25 seconds, the third Zhang Yufei butterfly took 56.55 seconds, and the fourth Yang Junxuan freestyle took 53.33 seconds, with a total score of 3:41.82 gold medal.
In addition, the Zhejiang-Guangdong team also attracted more attention, Pan Zhanle pursued the freestyle with all his might, and the 100-meter freestyle time was 46.72 seconds, leading the team to win the silver medal with a time of 3:44.44. Hubei Hosa also performed well, winning the bronze medal in 3:44.74. Pan Zhanle's score of 46.72 seconds exceeded the world record, but the first baton of the relay can be counted, and the next three baton are not counted.