On the evening of December 10, the 2023 National Swimming Championships was grandly opened at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Natatorium.
In the oath-taking session of the athletes at the opening ceremony, Yang Junxuan, the Chinese "water girl", solemnly swore on behalf of all the athletes: "Strictly abide by the rules of the game, resolutely obey the referee, respect the opponent, and actively participate in this event with full enthusiasm." Hard work, tenacious struggle, unity and cooperation, competition style, competition level, so that victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged, with action to interpret the Olympic motto of 'faster, higher, stronger, more united'. ”
Among the 8 gold medals produced on the first day of the competition, Zhejiang player Yu Yiting won the first gold medal of the event, and Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Wang Changhao and other famous players also won gold medals. In Shandong, 16-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo won the men's 400m freestyle championship, and Yang Junxuan formed a team to participate in the women's 4 100m freestyle relay and won the championship.
In the women's 200-meter medley final, Yu Yiting advanced to the first place in the preliminaries. In the end, Yu Yiting won the championship with a time of 2:10.69, and Liu Yaxin and Tang Qianting won the second and third places respectively.
The final competition in the men's 400m freestyle is quite fierce, with Fei Liwei, Pan Zhanle and other celebrities having a strong dialogue with Ji Xinjie, Zhang Zhanshuo, Liu Peixin, and Li Yifeng. In the end, 16-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo won the championship with a time of 3:45.11, and he also won the ticket to the World Championships in Doha, which will be the first time Zhang Zhanshuo has participated in the World Swimming Championships in his career.
In the women's 100m butterfly final, Zhang Yufei, the "Chinese butterfly queen", made an appearance, and finally she won the championship with a time of 56.85 seconds.
In the men's 50-meter butterfly final, Tianjin star Wang Changhao won the championship with a time of 23.40 seconds.
In the women's 400m freestyle final, Hebei team star Li Bingjie won the championship with a time of 4:03.29, and Yang Peiqi and Gao Weizhong won the second and third places respectively.
In the men's 100m breaststroke final, Qin Haiyang's appearance detonated the audience, and he finally won the championship with a time of 58.40 seconds. In the battle for the runner-up, Sun Jiajun won, Dong Zhihao won the third place, and Wang Shun won the fourth place.
In addition, this event also produced two relay gold medals. In the women's 4 100m freestyle relay final, the Hebei-Zhejiang-Lu United team composed of Yang Junxuan, Li Bingjie, Yu Yiting and Wu Qingfeng won the championship with a time of 3:34.55. In the men's 4 100m freestyle relay final, the Zhejiang-Henan-Guangdong United Team composed of Wang Haoyu, Chen Juner, Wang Shun and Pan Zhanle won the championship with a time of 3:14.85.
On December 11, the event will enter the second competition day, Yang Junxuan will compete in the individual event, and Yu Yiting, Xu Jiayu and other famous players will also continue to appear.
As the highest level and highest standard event in Chinese swimming, the 2023 National Swimming Championships is not only a selection event for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, but also an important warm-up event for the Paris Olympic Games. The 2023 National Swimming Championships is hosted by the Swimming Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and the China Swimming Association, guided by the Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, undertaken by the Jinan Sports Bureau, Jinan ** Newspaper Group, and Jinan Cultural Tourism Development Group, and co-organized by the Jinan Mass Sports Development Center, the New Yellow River Jinan Times, and the Jinan Cultural Tourism Industry Operation and Management.
Reporter: Hou Chao Editor: Li Fujie Proofreader: Gao Xin Photography: Guo Yao, Wang Feng, Wang Hanbing, Huang Zhongming