December 15, 2022 at 8:54 pm
Husk/McNeil/Zhang Yufei
[Netease Sports News on the 14th]The 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships will continue in Melbourne. On the second day of competition, Zhang Yufei won third place with a time of 24.71 seconds, tying the Asian record for this event. In addition, Zhang Yufei also led the Chinese men’s and women’s 50m medley relay team to finish fifth and set a new Asian record. The Chinese team finished sixth in the women’s 4*200m freestyle relay and Australia won the championship by breaking the world record. Zhang Ke won seventh place in the women’s 800m freestyle, Tang Qianting and Yang Chang advanced to the women’s 100m breaststroke final, Qin Haiyang qualified to the men’s 100m breaststroke final, and Pan Zhanle entered the final of the Men’s 100m freestyle.
In the women’s 50m butterfly final, Zhang Yufei played, who placed first in the preliminaries and broke the national record. In the final, Zhang Yufei was in the fifth lane, she accelerated immediately after the start, and finished third when she lapped 25 meters. In the final 25 metres, Zhang Yufei fought to keep pace with Canadian Husk and Canadian star McNeil, and ultimately took the bronze medal with a time of 24.71 seconds, equaling the Asian record for the event. Husk and McNeil tied for the championship with times of 25.64 seconds.
In the final of the men’s and women’s 50-meter medley relay, the Chinese team sent four players including Wang Gukailai, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Wu Qingfeng. First backstroke Wang Gu Kailai finished fourth, second breaststroke Yan Zibei and third Zhang Yufei held their positions, and last freestyle Wu Qingfeng sprinted with all his might, breaking the Asian record with a time of 1:07.31 and finally finished fifth. .The US team swam 1:35.15 to win the championship and set a new world record
In the women’s 4*200m freestyle relay, the Chinese team, consisting of Liu Yaxin, Wu Qingfeng, Cheng Yujie and Zhang Yifan, finished in sixth place with a time of 7:48.73. Australia swam 7 minutes and 30 87 seconds, won the championship and broke the world record
In the women’s 800m freestyle final, China’s Zhang Ke finished seventh with a time of 8:24.24. American Pallister won another championship after the 400m with a time of 8:04.07.
In the semifinal of the women’s 100 breaststroke, Tang Qianting swam 1:04.36 and finished third, qualifying for the final. Another Chinese player, Yang Chang, finished sixth with 1:04.99 and entered the final with Tang Qianting. In the women’s 100m freestyle semifinal, Cheng Yujie placed 14th in 52.90 and missed the final.
In the semi-final of the men’s 100 breaststroke, Qin Haiyang swam 56.38 seconds and finished third to enter the final. In the men’s 100m freestyle semi-final, Pan Zhanle ranked seventh with 46.19 seconds and successfully advanced to the final.
