{"id":574947,"date":"2023-12-15T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=574947"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:29:10","slug":"chinese-championships-day-6-zhang-yufei-wins-50-fly-flu-causes-number-of-scratches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chinese-championships-day-6-zhang-yufei-wins-50-fly-flu-causes-number-of-scratches\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 50 Fly; Flu Causes Number of Scratches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 50 Fly; Flu Causes Number of Scratches<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Chinese Swimming Championships continued with the Day 6 finals. Several swimmers scratched races because of illness, but there were plenty of fast performances.<\/p>\n

The session kicked off with the men’s 100 butterfly. Sun Jiajun<\/strong> won the gold medal in the event with a swim of 51.75. Chen Juner<\/strong> took the silver at 52.02, while the bronze went to Wang Changhao<\/strong> in 52.28.<\/p>\n

The women’s 200 backstroke kicked off the women’s events. Sun Mingxia<\/strong> won the race in 2:11.55 to earn the gold medal. Wang Xinyi<\/strong> took the silver in 2:11.75 and Zhang Jingyan<\/strong> took the bronze in 2:12.65.<\/p>\n

In the men’s 50 free, Pang Zhangle<\/strong> claimed the title with a swim of 22.06. Yu Hexin<\/strong> took second in 22.24 and Wang Changhao<\/strong> took the bronze, just a few minutes after taking the bronze in the 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n

In the women’s 50 butterfly, Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei<\/strong> claimed the gold medal. She got to the wall in 25.47. Yu Yiting<\/strong> took the silver in 26.07 and Wang Yichun<\/strong> earned the bronze in 26.16.<\/p>\n

In the women’s 800 free, Yang Peiqi<\/strong> won the event in 8:30.66. Ma Yonghui<\/strong> took the silver in 8:31.25, while Mao Yiahan<\/strong> was third in 8:32.67.<\/p>\n

Li Bingjie<\/strong> scratched the 800 free with an illness. Peng Xuwei p<\/strong>ulled out of the 200 backstroke also for an illness.<\/p>\n

The flu was prevalent at the Chinese Championships this week. Wang Shun Weibo<\/strong> posted that had had to withdraw because of a physical reason.<\/p>\n

“Everyone please take care of your health too!” he posted. “See you in next competition.”<\/p>\n