Reportedly, the 2017 National Swimming Championships and the 13th National Games Preliminaries concluded in Qingdao on April 17. Sun Yang was still alone in the midfield freestyle event in the Chinese swimming world. -Gold medal in freestyle with an advantage of more than 3 seconds, winning his fifth crown in this championship!
In this competition, Sun Yang won the gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and 1500 meters freestyle. This is the first time he won 5 gold medals in individual events. only one competition, including Ranked first in the world this year in the 200 and 400 meters, he also won his first career national championship in the 100 meter freestyle.
It is understood that the eight days of the National Swimming Championship have come to an end and a total of one Asian record and seven national records have been broken in thisyou compete. Five people (Yan Zibei, Fu Yuanhui, Xu Jiayu, Wang Shun and Qin Haiyang) broke the national record 8 times in 7 events. Xu Jiayu broke the Asian record in the men's 100-meter backstroke. Currently, the Chinese team ranks first in the world in the men's 200-meter freestyle, men's 400-meter freestyle, 100-meter backstroke, 50-meter backstroke and women's 50-meter backstroke.
The National Games swimming competition ended on the 7th. Sun Yang won two gold medals in the men's 1500m freestyle and the men's 4X100m medley during the last day. The gold medals in the 1500m freestyle and 4X100m medley in this competition are distinguished by 6 gold medals and 1 silver.
In the men's 1,500 meter freestyle final, Sun Yang took the lead by touching the wall in 15 minutes, 5 seconds and 18 seconds, winning his third consecutive National Games title, Ji Xinjie, player from Shandong, and player fromShanghai. Qiu Zi'ao placed second and third respectively. Sun Yang took a short break then launched into the 4X100m medley final. The Zhejiang-Hubei team consisting of him, Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei and Li Zhuhao was superior in overall strength and won the championship in 3 minutes and 33 seconds. and 12 seconds. Sun Yang finished the competition perfectly with 6 gold medals and 1 silver medal, and his personal gold medal haul was 105 gold medals.
Although he has six gold medals, Sun Yang hopes to applaud Zhou Jiawei, the elder brother of the finalist team. "After these National Games, many veterans will retire, like my older brother Zhou Jiawei, 34 years old. I really respect them. They have witnessed my growth from a very immature boy to the Chinese national team. swimming captain, they have witnessed my growth and my glory, I hope that all people p."We will applaud these veterans," Sun Yang said as he led a group of young players to pay tribute to Zhou Jiawei.
Regarding his journey to the National Games, Sun Yang summed up: "From the 400-meter freestyle the first day until the relay final on the last day, I did not participate in the 8-day competition except the 6th day, and I swam 2-3 times a day for the rest. Especially after coming. in Tianjin this time, I have had a cold for more than a week, my throat is inflamed and my nose is blocked every time. How can I persist in such a physical condition? Completing all the tests is an affirmation for me. -same."
The most striking thing about the women's 50-meter freestyle final is whether Guangdong player Liu Xiang can break the Asian record for the third time in a row. In the preliminaries and semi-finals on the 6th, she broke the Asian record twice. Unfortunately, Liu Xiang failed to continue her magic in the final and won the championship in 24.07 seconds. Zhejiang player Zhu Menghui and Jiangsu player Zhang Yufei finished second and third, respectively.
When she broke the Asian record before, Liu Xiang showed a gentle smile, but after winning the championship, she couldn't stop crying. "At the National Games four years ago, I won fourth place in the 50 meters. It was a shock to my confidence at the time. I was training very hard and tired. I felt I had maybe I took the wrong path in swimming and that I shouldn't choose to swim At that time, I told my coaches and managers that I didn't want to train anymore, but many people advised me to. continue. Today, 4 years later, the gold medal tells me that I made the right choice, so I am very excited.in, Zhang Yufei and Zhu Menghui performed well and led the entire race without any suspense.
So far, the eight days of swimming competition of the National Games have come to an end. Two people broke the Asian record four times in three events, Li Bingjie, a teenager from Hebei, broke the Asian record in the women's 400m. and 1,500m freestyle respectively. Liu Xiang broke the Asian record twice in the 50m freestyle. People's Liberation Army player Qin Haiyang, 18, broke the national record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke.