Tokyo Olympic champions Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun, Li Bingjie and 2012 London Olympic champion Ye Shiwen will compete in the Chinese National Spring Swimming Championships during March 19-24 here in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province.<\/p>\n
Zhang, who won the women’s 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle relay gold medals and finished runner-up in the 100m butterfly and mixed 4x100m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games, said she expected to improve in her “lucky pool” in Qingdao.<\/p>\n
“It was my sixth time competing here, and last time I broke the world record, Asian record and national record in different events here in 2020. It was my lucky pool, and I hope I can swim faster this time,” Zhang said.<\/p>\n
Wang Shun, the men’s 200m individual medley champion and Li Bingjie, a member of the winning women’s 4X200m freestyle relay team, will show up in their favorite events.<\/p>\n
Ye Shiwen, who won two golds in women’s medley events in the 2012 London Olympic Games, will make her first return since 2020. “I have only just returned to the pool for a few months, and I can not expect too much of myself. My goal is to try to qualify for the Asian Games in my hometown Hangzhou <\/a>later in September,” Ye said.<\/p>\n 35-year-old veteran Wu Peng, the 2007 world runner-up in men’s 200m butterfly, will also make his return in the 50m butterfly and aim to secure a spot in the Asian Games.<\/p>\n The six-day meet, which serves as the first of two-leg qualifications for the upcoming Fukuoka World Championships and Asian Games, attracts 672 swimmers from 26 teams. The second leg will be held in May.<\/p>\n Article Source\uff1ahttp:\/\/www.ehangzhou.gov.cn\/2023-03\/21\/c_284061.htm<\/p>\n Media Contact<\/span>
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