At 17 o'clock on July 31, Beijing time, the 2024 Paris Olympics 200-meter swimming event has a total of 3 competitions for Chinese players today, namely the women's 200-meter breaststroke preliminaries, the men's 200-meter backstroke preliminaries and the women's 200-meter butterfly preliminaries.
Women's 200 breaststroke heats
The Chinese athlete who participated in the Olympic women's 200m breaststroke preliminaries today is Ye Shiwen, who is 28 years old this year and is also the first shot of the Paris Olympics. A total of 25 players participated in the preliminary round, and 16 players were selected to advance to the competition. The game was divided into 3 groups, and Chinese player Ye Shiwen ranked in 3 groups and 3 plays. Ye Shiwen was the first to turn around and the leading player to keep it small, and the second 50 meters Ye Shiwen was in the third position. In the last 50 meters, the other competitors alternated the lead. In the last 5 meters, Ye Shiwen reached second, and Ye Shiwen reached 2:23.67 to the side, second in the group. The top 16 entered the semi-finals, and Ye Shiwen entered the semi-finals with 4th.
Men's 200m backstroke heats
Olympic men's 200m backstroke preliminaries, Chinese swimmer Xu Jiayu participated in the competition. China sent only one player to the competition. The 200-meter backstroke requires more physical distribution than the 100-meter backstroke. There are four groups of athletes in the 200-meter backstroke, and China's Xu Jiayu is in lane 5 in the second group. Xu Jiayu abandoned the game.
Women's 200m butterfly heats
The Olympic women's 200m butterfly preliminaries were participated by Chinese players Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying. The 200-meter butterfly is also a traditional advantage of the mainland. The 200m butterfly is divided into 3 groups and 19 athletes participate in the competition. Chinese players Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying were divided into the 5th and 6th lanes of Group 3. Zhang Yufei was in the first place, and the first turn was 27.29 seconds. Zhang Yufei also maintained the lead in the third turn, and went to the side in 2:06.55 to take the first place in the group. Zhang Yufei advanced to the first place, and Chen Luying advanced to the semifinals at the 11th.