Chinese National City Games: Wang Shun Breaks Top 10 in 200 Free

NANCHANG, China, October 19. THE Chinese National City Games continued to produce swift swimming, this time as another top 10 ranked time went up on the board in the men's 200 free. The meet is taking place in long course meters.

Wang Shun bettered his 13th-ranked season best of 1:47.09 from Worlds with a triumphant effort of 1:46.14 in the men's 200 free. That swim tied him with Danila Izotov for seventh in the world this year, and buttressed his position as the second-fastest man from China behind Sun Yang (1:44.99). Li Yunqi finished second in 1:47.30 to move to 16th in the world rankings. Zhong Qiu rounded out the podium with a third-place 1:49.58.

Fu Yuanhui earned the women's 100 back title in 1:00.27, besting her 20th-ranked season best of 1:00.51 from the Chinese Nationals in September. She now stands 19th in the world rankings, leapfrogging Julia Wilkinson's 1:00.33. Chen Jie took runner-up honors in 1:01.06, while Cheng Haihua picked up third in 1:01.09.

He Jianbin topped the men's 100 back finale in 54.32, while Zhang Fenglin finished second in 54.67. Xu Jiayu wound up third in 55.48. Fan Rong claimed the women's 100 breast title in 1:09.00, while He Yuzhe (1:09.24) and Li Qing (1:09.59) comprised the rest of the podium.

In semifinal action, Shao Yiwen led the way in the women's 200 free with a 2:00.70. Jinan Xinxin qualified second in 2:01.23, while Li Xuanxu took third in 2:01.26. Wang Pudong touched first in the men's 200 fly with a 2:00.68, while Zhang Qibin qualified second in 2:01.04. Liu Yu clocked a third-seeded 2:02.11.

Ye Shiwen topped the women's 200 IM semis in 2:14.47, well off her top-ranked time of 2:08.09 from Worlds. She likely has more in the tank for the finale tomorrow. Xue Jiao qualified second in 2:15.78, while Zhou Min took third in 2:15.81.

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