He Shibei, Ou Kai-chun, Kan Chuotong and Zheng Limei (from left) (Photo: Hong Kong Swimming Association, China)
[Tilu News]The Qatar World Long Pool Swimming Championships were held today (18th). The Hong Kong team only participated in the women’s 4×100m medley relay. Ou Kai-chun, He Shibei, Kan Chuotong and Zheng Limei swam together in 4:02.34, reaching the final in sixth place and locking the Hong Kong team’s 13th ticket to the Paris Olympics. Liu Shaoyu, He Zhentao, Zheng Limei and Tam Kailin surpassed the Hong Kong record twice in one day in the 4×100m men’s and women’s freestyle relay last Saturday night (17th), ranking eighth in the final with a time of 3 minutes, 31.13 seconds.
The Hong Kong team consisted of Ou Kai-chun in backstroke, He Shibei in breaststroke, Kan Chuotong in butterfly stroke and Zheng Limei in freestyle in the women’s 4×100m medley relay. In the morning, they set a time of 4:02.34 in the preliminary round and finished third. Six reached the finals. Although the time is 0.68 seconds slower than the Hong Kong record set at the Hangzhou Asian Games, after deducting the three Olympic seats (the United States, Australia and Canada) that had been locked in last year’s Fukuoka World Championships, the Hong Kong team’s performance today is definitely the best in the two World Championships. Ranking among the top 16 in the best time, she qualified for the Paris Olympics women’s 4X100m medley relay. This was also the Hong Kong team’s 13th ticket. The four swam in the final with a time of 4:03.15, and ultimately ranked eighth.
Tan Kailin, Jian Chuotong, He Shibei and Ou Kaichun once won this bronze medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games. (Picture: Body Road Database)
Zheng Limei, He Zhentao, Tam Kailin and Liu Shaoyu (from left) (Photo: Hong Kong Swimming Association, China)
The Hong Kong team, composed of Liu Shaoyu, He Zhentao, Zheng Limei and Tam Kailin, competed in the men’s and women’s 4×100m freestyle relay last Saturday. They swam 3 minutes, 32.19 seconds in the preliminary round, breaking the Hong Kong record of 3 minutes, 34.96 seconds. After entering the finals with eighth place in the overall ranking, the original team set a time of 3 minutes, 31.13 seconds in the evening to once again surpass Hong Kong’s record, and finished in eighth place.
2024 Paris Olympics Hong Kong team quota (as of February 18)
1) He Shibei (Swimming – Women’s 400m Freestyle)
2) He Shibei (Swimming – Women’s 200m Freestyle)
3) Zhang Xinyue (Swimming – Women’s 200m backstroke)
4) He Shibei (Swimming – Women’s 100m Freestyle)
5) He Zhentao (Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle)
6) He Shibei (Swimming – Women’s 50m Freestyle)
7) Candidate to be determined (Sail-Women’s iQFOiL)
8) Candidates to be determined (Cycling – Men’s Individual Road Race)
9) Candidates to be determined (Cycling – Women’s Individual Road Race)
10) He Shibei (Swimming – Women’s 100m breaststroke)
11) Bei Junlong (Sailboat – Men’s ILCA 7 single-handed sailboat)
12) Candidates to be determined (Swimming – Women’s 4×100m Freestyle Relay)
13) Candidates to be determined (Swimming – Women’s 4×100m Medley Relay)
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”Swimming World Championships｜Women’s 41 mixed with the Hong Kong team to qualify for the Olympics, men’s 41 broke Hong Kong’s record again since yesterday」
2024-02-18 08:53:08
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