Yang sets national record in women's 100m freestyle
Time:2024-05-21 14:12:43 Source:businessViews(143)
Yang Junxuan set a national record to win the women's 100m freestyle in China's national swimming championships on Tuesday.
Yang claimed the gold medal in 52.68 seconds, breaking the previous record of 52.90 which was set in 2020 by Olympic champion Zhang Yufei.
"I am happy to break the national record, but the result is a little bit slower than I expect, I hope I could compete with the world's top level," the 22-year-old Yang said.
Wu Qingfeng finished second and Cheng Yujie placed the third. Wu led at the turn with Yang in third, but Yang surged ahead on the second lap to win the race.
In men's 100m freestyle final, Pan Zhanle won his fifth gold medal in 46.97 seconds, while Wang Haoyu and Ji Xinjie got the silver and bronze respectively.
In men's 200m breaststroke final, Tan Haiyang led all the way from the start to win the race in 2:08.87, followed by Dong Zhihao and Yu Zongda.
In men's 200m butterfly, Niu Guangsheng claimed the gold medal in 1:55.46, Xu Fang took the silver and Wang Xizhe got the bronze.
In women's 1,500m freestyle, Gao Wei won the race in 16:06.19, followed by Ma Yonghui and Mao Yihan.
Previous:Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
Next:Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
You may also like
- Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
- Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week of 25
- Princess of Wales in hospital, King Charles to get prostate treatment
- Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber given maximum sentence for child abuse
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
- Houthis say they fired at two ships in Red Sea, damaging both
- Icon of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship to set sail from Miami
- EDITORIAL: Japan makes security policy switch without public discourse
- Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature