On the evening of July 27, the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore awarded medals in four different events.In the first one to be conductedIn the men's 400-meter freestyle final,World record holder, GermanyAthlete Martens with3:42.35Winning the championship,Australian athlete Short finished second, trailing by 0.02 seconds, while South Korean athlete Kim Woo-min took third.3:42.60 wins the bronze medal.Chinese teenager Zhang Zhanshuo, just 18 years old, set a new personal best with a time of 3:44.82.Ranked fifth.
Following that,In the women's 100m butterfly semifinal,Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting both advanced smoothly to the final. Zhang Yufei's time was 56.84.Second, ranking sixth. Zhang Yufei said she herselfIt seems effortless on the surface,In reality, she feels like a rookie stepping into the arena for the first time. As for the final, she’s feeling completely unfazed: "If I can recover a bit better, push forward even more, and keep improving, that’ll be enough." Among all eight finalists, 27-year-old Zhang Yufei is the oldest, while the youngest is 18-year-old Japanese swimmer Mizuki Hirai.Yu Yiting's time was 57.11 seconds, placing her in 8th position.Women's 400m freestyle final,Li Bingjie makes a stunning start,In the final 50 meters, she staged a stunning comeback to defeat her idol and American star Katie Ledecky.，With a time of 3:58.21, significantlyShe shattered the Asian record and claimed a silver medal. World-record holder and Canadian prodigy McIntosh clinched the gold with a time of 3:56.26, while Ledecky…3:58.49 earned the bronze medal.Li Bingjie’s outstanding form was already evident at the National Swimming Championships two months ago, where she swept all three gold medals in the 200m, 400m, and 1500m freestyle events. In the 400m freestyle, she even set a new Asian record of 3:59.99, becoming the first-ever Asian female swimmer to break the 4-minute barrier.
To avoid repeating last year's "card" situation at the Paris Olympics,"Following in the footsteps of No. 9, Li Bingjie went all out from the very first stroke, and in the final she even declared her intention to take the lead: 'In previous races, I kept adjusting my pace just to keep up with Ledecky. This time, though, my main focus is to swim at my own rhythm first.'"
In the final, Li Bingjie brilliantly executed her strategy, launching a powerful all-out attack right from the start to take the lead. After the first 300 meters, she was in fourth place, but in the final 100 meters, she unleashed a stunning sprint. After the last turn, she not only surged past Australia’s Pallister to move into the top three but also managed to overtake her idol, Katie Ledecky, at the very finish. In the final 50 meters, Li Bingjie clocked the fastest split of the entire race with a time of 28.67 seconds—more than a second faster than Ledecky's pace.
This thrilling comeback race was hugely significant for Li Bingjie: not only did she dramatically improve the Asian record (+1.78) to secure a medal, but she also managed to overtake her competitors.Ledecky,She managed to shake off the shadows of her disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics, regaining her precious confidence and once again proving that she remains one of the world’s top middle- and long-distance freestyle swimmers.
After the matchLi Bingjie and Ledecki exchange greetings.Another Chinese athlete, Yang Peiqi, finished seventh with a time of 4:06.47.
Men's 100m breaststroke semifinal,Qin Haiyang with 58.24SecondHis performance easily placed him first, earning him a spot in the final, while Dong Zihao narrowly missed out on the finals by a mere 0.04 seconds.Women's 4x100m freestyle relay final,ByChengThe Chinese team—composed of Yu Jie, Liu Yaxin, Yu Yiting, and Wu Qingfeng—finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a medal. Their time was3:34.17The Australian team staged a dramatic late-game comeback to clinch the gold medal against the U.S., with a final score of3:30.60, the U.S. team finished second (3:31.04)), the Dutch team won the bronze medal with a time of 3:33.89Men's 4x100m freestyle relay final,The Chinese team, consisting of Chen Jun'er, Wang Haoyu, Liu Wudi, and Pan Zhanle, finished fifth. The Australian team, which had trailed in the first three legs, staged a stunning comeback in the final leg to clinch the gold medal with a time of 3:08.97, breaking both the Oceania record and the meet record.The Italian team won with3:09.58 earned the silver medal. The athlete who led in the first half of the raceThe U.S. Team3:09.64 wins the bronze medal.Starting from lane six, the Chinese team was in seventh place after the first three legs. Pan Zhanle, who took on the final leg, launched a powerful sprint and touched the wall in 46.63 seconds.Amazing second-place finishOnly behind champion Australia's Chalmers (46.53 seconds), Pan Zhanle still couldn’t pull off a miracle due to being far behind earlier in the race. This was also the first time this year that Pan delivered a blistering performance under 47 seconds, leaving fans even more excited for the highly anticipated "Flying Fish" showdown in the men’s 100-meter freestyle.On July 28, medals will be awarded in four events, except for the men's 50-meter butterfly due toLinYuchen Eliminated in the PreliminariesWith the exception of one event, all three other events featured Chinese athletes (Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei, Yu Yiting, and Yu Zidi).10:02 Women's 100m Backstroke Heats10:23 Men's 100m BackstrokePreliminary round10:44 Women's 100m BreaststrokePreliminary round11:04 Men's 200m FreestylePreliminary round11:29 Women's 1500m FreestylePreliminary round7:02 Men's 100m Breaststroke Final7:10 AM Women's 100m Butterfly Final7:18 Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinal7:28 Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal7:45 AM Men's 50m Butterfly Final7:52 Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal8:07 Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinal8:19 Women's 200m Individual Medley Final
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