In the early morning of February 17, Beijing time, the swimming event of the 2024 FINA World Championships started the sixth day of competition, and the Chinese swimming team once again had an amazing performance, winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke and the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay two championships in a row, and continued to refresh the best results with the momentum of two gold medals per day.
In the men's freestyle relay event, the Chinese swimming team sent a fixed lineup, from the previous 4x100m freestyle relay to today's 4x200m freestyle relay, all of which are Ji Xinjie, Zhang Zhanshuo, Wang Haoyu, and Pan Zhanle's list. On the first day of the competition, the four young men of the Chinese team won the championship, which made a good start for the Chinese team in the swimming event.
In the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final, the four baton players of the Chinese team were adjusted, with veteran Ji Xinjie opening the baton, Wang Haoyu second baton, Pan Zhanle third baton, and 16-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo taking the final sprint baton. Ji Xinjie's opening performance was stable, the Chinese team temporarily ranked sixth, Wang Haoyu opened the pursuit momentum in the second stick, and rushed directly to the second, Pan Zhanle, who was the third stick, rushed directly to the first place, and expanded the lead to a position, and finally sprinted to the stick, and the teenager Zhang Zhanshuo withstood the impact of the South Korean team and the United States team, with 0With an advantage of 1 second, he successfully won the championship. In the end, the Chinese team won the championship with a time of 7:01.84, setting a new national record, and breaking the 30-year monopoly of the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom on the event, winning the championship for the first time.
Just one day ago, the Chinese team still did not qualify for the Paris Olympics in this event, but within one day, the Chinese team went from qualifying for the Olympics to winning the championship for the first time in history, and the Chinese swimming team made history again. The four team members who won the championship have all achieved multiple championships, among which Pan Zhanle has achieved triple crowns, and the other three are double champions. Poon Zhanle, the young swimming talent, became the focus of this year's World Championships. Not only did he excel in the relay, but he also made a breakthrough in the men's 100m freestyle, winning gold in 47.53 seconds and rewriting the world record to his name.
In the previous men's 200m breaststroke final, Dong Zhihao, another young player of the Chinese team, also showed amazing strength. The crazy acceleration in the last 50 meters allowed him to win the gold medal in a big reversal and become another world champion for the Chinese team. His performance showed people the strength and potential of the younger generation of the Chinese swimming team.
In this World Championships, the Chinese team not only performed well in the traditional strong events, but also many new faces emerged in the relay field, showing the vitality and strength of the young generation of the Chinese swimming team.
Looking back on the outstanding performance of the Chinese swimming team in this World Championships, they have been full of magnificent journeys from not qualifying for the Olympics to winning the first relay gold medal and then to breakthroughs in individual events. All this is inseparable from the hard work of every team member and the careful guidance of the coaching team, and it is the strength of the team that has condensed into the brilliant achievements of Chinese swimming.
In the upcoming World Championships, the Chinese swimming team will continue to go all out to strive for the final glory. Looking forward to the future performance of the Chinese swimming team, and also looking forward to their brilliance in the Paris Olympics!
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