On the evening of August 1, the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore awarded medals in five different categories.Women's 100m freestyle final,Dutch athlete Marrit Steenbergen successfully defended her title with a time of 52.55 seconds, while Australian swimmer Molly O'Callaghan finished second in 52.67 seconds, and American star Torri Huske claimed the bronze medal in 52.89 seconds. A young 19-year-old Chinese athleteCheng Yujie finished seventh with a time of 53.34 seconds.Men's 200m breaststroke final,Ran Haiyang of Team China executed a stunning side-to-side surge in the eighth lane, surging past U.S. swimmer Potts and Japanese star Watanabe Ippei in the final 50 meters. With a powerful second half (split time of 31.16 seconds), he touched the wall first, securing the victory with2:07.41 Securing China's second gold medal for the swimming team, pulling ahead of the silver medalist.0.29 seconds.Qin Haiyang sets a new winning record.NewThe best in the world this season. At the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships, he set a new benchmark.2:05.48The world record holder swept all the gold medals in the individual breaststroke events.Watanabe Ippei finished second with a time of 2:07.70, followed by the Dutch athlete.Caspar Kolb2:07.73 wins the bronze medal.Qin Haiyang's split times are: 50 meters – 28.76 seconds | 100 meters – 1:01.89 | 150 meters – 1:36.25 | 200 meters – 2:07.41After the race, said: "The lane next to me helped me stay more focused—this was actually the strategy I’d planned for the semifinals. I didn’t check the rankings until after touching the wall; instead, I relied on the cheers from the crowd to confirm my victory." Having faced the disappointment of not winning a medal in his individual events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has since intensified his mental training, resulting in noticeable improvements in both his technical consistency and ability to handle pressure under intense competition.Over the past four days, Qin Haiyang has claimed gold medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, as well as a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke.
Men's 200m backstroke final,Hungarian athlete Kocs delivered a dominant performance, clinching the gold medal with a time of 1:53.19—shattering both the European record and the season's best mark, securing Hungary's first-ever gold at this year's World Championships. South African star Pieter Coetze followed closely behind in 1:53.36, earning the silver medal and simultaneously setting a new African record. Meanwhile, French athlete Ndiaye·Brua finished with a time of 1:54.62 to win the bronze medal.Women's 200m breaststroke final,American athlete Kate·Douglas swam a time of 2:18.50 to claim the gold medal, setting a new meet record. Neutral athlete Chikunova earned the silver with a time of 2:19.96, while South African athlete Corbett and neutral athlete Zmushka tied for bronze, finishing in 2:23.52. Yu Jingyao advanced from the preliminaries.2:24.33, finishing 10th overall, missed out on the semifinals.Men's 4x200m freestyle relay final,The Chinese team won the silver medal with a time of 7:00.91, breaking the Asian record.The British team won the gold medal with a time of 6:59.84, while the Australian team claimed the bronze with 7:00.98.The Chinese team, consisting of Fei Liwei, Ji Xinjie, Wang Shun, and Zhang Zhanshuo, clocked a time of 7:06.15 in the preliminary round, finishing sixth and advancing to the final. In the final, the Chinese squad made a lineup adjustment: Ji Xinjie swam the first leg, and the team completed the baton exchange in sixth place. Pan Zhanle took over on the second leg, helping China climb into second position—but by the time the baton was passed from the second to the third swimmer, the team was already trailing Team GB by 0.26 seconds. Wang Shun briefly put China back into the lead during his leg, but he slowed down slightly in the final stretch as the relay concluded. Zhang Zhanshuo then delivered a stunning finish in the last 50 meters, surging past Australia and the U.S. teams one after another to claim the silver medal.
The Chinese team's four swimmers recorded the following split times: Ji Xinjie – 1:46.22, Pan Zhanle – 1:44.41, Wang Shun – 1:46.08, and Zhang Zhanshuo – 1:44.20.
Women's 800m Freestyle Heats, Li BingjieSwimming a time of 8:23.23,The 7th-place finisher advanced to the finals. Yang Peiqi, with a time of 8:27.89, finished 9th overall and unfortunately missed out on the finals.The list of the eight finalists is as follows:Men's 100m Butterfly SemifinalChinese athletes failed to advance. Xu Fang finished 23rd overall in the heats with a time of 51.90 seconds, while Chen Jun'er placed 25th overall in the heats at 51.95 seconds, both bowing out in the preliminary round.Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal，Peng Xuw ei topped the rankings with a total time of 2:07.76, while Liu Yaxin finished seventh at 2:09.04—both advancing to the final round.Men's 50m Freestyle SemifinalChinese athletes did not participate in the competition for this event.Women's 50m Butterfly SemifinalWang Yichun finished 12th overall with a time of 25.68 seconds, missing out on the final. In the preliminaries, Wu Qingfeng clocked 26.18 seconds, placing 20th overall and failing to advance to the semifinals.10:02 Women's 50m Freestyle Heats10:31 Men's 50m BackstrokePreliminary round10:52 Women's 50-meter breaststrokePreliminary round11:09 Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Prelims11:34 Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats7:02 Women's 50m Butterfly Final7:09 Men's 50m Freestyle Final7:17 Women's 200m Backstroke Final7:27 Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal7:43 Men's 100m Butterfly Final7:51 Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal8:07 Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinal8:21 Women's 800m Freestyle Final8:42 AM Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay FinalSubscribe to Swimming Magazine today 👇Submissions are welcome! Please send your manuscripts to the editorial office of *Swimming* magazine at:[email protected]
