﻿{"id":118373,"date":"2014-12-26T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=118373"},"modified":"2014-12-24T09:48:45","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T16:48:45","slug":"ning-zetao-swimming-newcomer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ning-zetao-swimming-newcomer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ning Zetao: Swimming\u2019s Newcomer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Commentary by Jeff Commings<\/i><\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2013 No other name at or near the top of the long course swimming world rankings garnered as much forehead wrinkling as China\u2019s Ning Zetao, who will end 2014 as the second-fastest man in the 100 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ning-zetao-sets-asian-record-ryosuke-irie-shines-on-night-five-of-asian-games\/ target=_blank>a 47.70 at the Asian Games<\/a>, Ning nearly supplanted James Magnussen as the fastest man in the event this year. The 21-year-old gave the world No. 1 ranking another shot <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ning-zetao-breaks-own-asian-record-in-100-free-at-chinese-nationals\/ target=_blank>at the Chinese nationals a couple of weeks later<\/a>, improving to 47.65.<\/p>\n<p>In an event where improvement is measured by hundredths of seconds, Ning\u2019s drop of seven tenths in his lifetime best in one year is astounding. You have every right to second-guess his swims, given that he is Chinese. That country has a history of doping its athletes in the name of international success, and we are still reeling from the news that <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-world-record-holder-stripped-of-1500-free-title-for-doping\/ target=_blank>Sun Yang tested positive this year<\/a>. But Ning has been steadily improving through the years, finishing 2013 in 11th position globally in the 100 long course freestyle. I see nothing to believe that Ning\u2019s ascent should be called into question.<\/p>\n<p>And if you need some precedent, consider Magnussen himself. In 2010, he was just a utility player on Australia\u2019s team, performing admirably on the 400 free relay at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific championships. In 2011, he was the 100 free world champion. In 2012, he won silver in the 100 free at the Olympics. I see Ning on a similar trajectory. <\/p>\n<p>As impressive as Ning\u2019s times were this year, I must note that they were swum at regional and national meets. He still needs to prove himself on the world stage, and he had the opportunity to do that earlier this month at the short course world championships. He posted <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ning-zetao-breaks-asian-record-100-free-prelims-worlds\/ target=_blank>an Asian record 46.76<\/a> as the second seed of the 100 free prelims, but withdrew from semifinals after injuring his wrist. Who knows what would have happened in the final with Ning in a lane?<\/p>\n<p>If Ning is able to follow through at a bigger meet, it\u2019ll be the first time in world championship history that a Chinese man is in the 100 freestyle final. If he can get on the podium in that event and also possibly in the 50 freestyle, he and Sun Yang could give China a medal sweep in all the freestyle events in Russia next summer. The United States is the only other country with the opportunity to do that. One year later, he could make history as China\u2019s first Olympic swimming finalist in the 100 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Ning\u2019s arrival on the world scene this year brings another contender into an already crowded field of men angling for supremacy in an event that is viewed as the premier race on the swimming program. 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