China Announces World Champs Team

By Phillip Whitten

BEIJING, June 24. THE Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) today announced its team for the World Championships, to be held in Barcelona next month.

The 32-person team — 18 women and 14 men — includes an intriguing mix of veterans and youngsters. Two hundred meter breaststroke world record-holder Qi Hui heads the list, along with Olympians Luo Xuejuan (breast) and Chen Hua (distance free). Among the other top women are Cheng Jiaru (backstroke), Luo Nan (breast), Xu Yanwei (free sprins and fly), Yang Yu (free) and Zhu Yingwen (fly).

Veterans Jin Hao (sprint free), Ouyang Kunpeng (backstroke) and Zeng Qiliang (breaststroke) head up the men's team.

Among the most intriguing new faces to watch will be Zhang Tianyi and Wu Peng. As a 12 year-old this past winter, Zhang swam short course timews of 2:27 for 200m breaststroke and 4:35 for 400 IM. Wu, 16, is China's answer to Michael Phelps. He has already proven himself in international competition and is a medal threat in the 200 fly and 400 IM.

Women
Chen Hua
Chen Xiujun
Cheng Jiaru
Cui Li
Luo Nan
Luo Xuejuan
Pang Jiaying
Qi Hui
Tang Jingzhi
Wu Binan
Xu Yanwei
Yang Yu
Zhan Shu
Zhang Tianyi
Zhang Yan
Zheng Xi
Zhou Yafei
Zhu Yingwen


Chen Zuo
Huang Shaohua
Jin Hao
Liu Yu
Ouyang Kunpeng
Wang Haibo
Wu Peng
Yu Cheng
Yu Rui
Zeng Qiliang
Zhang Lin
Zhao Tao
Zheng Huazhang
Zheng Kunliang

China also named its diving, water polo and synchro teams:

Diving
Women
:
Guo Jingjing
Lao Lishi
Li Na
Li Rongjuan
Li Ting
Wu Minxia
Zhang Lei

Men
Hu Jia
Peng Bo
Tian Liang
Wang Feng
Wang Kenan
Wang Tianling
Xu Xiang

Water Polo
Men
:
Ge Weiqing
Han Zhidong
Huang Baochang
Li Jun
Liao Qiuliang
Wang Yong
Wang Zhan
Xu Guanghao
Yu Lijun
Zhao Jinwen

Synchronized Swimming
Women
:
Chen Yu
Gu Beibei
He Xiaochu
Hou Yingli
Hu Ni
Li Rouping
Li Zhen
Wang Na
Wu Man
Zhang Xiaohuan

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