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Qin Haiyang, Aiming for Bounce-Back 2025, Goes 58.66 in 100 Breast<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a down performance by his standards at the Paris Olympics, Qin Haiyang is starting 2025 strong with quick times in both breaststroke events at the Chinese Spring Championships.<\/p>\n

Qin, 25, went 2:07.44 to win the 200 breast at the meet in Qingdao. He also won the 100 breast in 58.66.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy performance is similar to where I was in 2023 when I was approaching my peak,\u201d Qin told The South China Morning Post<\/em><\/a>, indicating his goal in the 200 was to break 2:09. \u201cIt\u2019s a good start and a sign that I\u2019m regaining my best condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Qin had swept all three breaststroke events<\/a> at 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, to go with mixed medley relay gold and men\u2019s medley relay silver. He then went on to dominate the World University Games. It setting him up as the favorite for the next year\u2019s Olympics in Paris. But he never delivered on that promise with an uneven Olympic performance.<\/p>\n

He finished a disappointing seventh in the 100 breast at the Paris Olympics (his time this week was faster than the 59.03 used by Nicolo Martinenghi<\/strong> of Italy to win gold<\/a>). He failed to even make the finals in the 200 breast in Paris, finishing tied for 10th in semifinals. Qin\u2019s time in Qingdao would\u2019ve made the podium, with bronze going to Caspar Corbeau<\/strong> of the Netherlands in 2:07.90.<\/p>\n

Qin did win gold in the men\u2019s medley relay in a historic triumph for China, plus silver in the mixed medley relay at the Olympics. He recovered from Paris to win gold medals in the 50 and 100 breast at the 2024 World Short-Course Championships in Budapest last December<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Qin is aiming his training toward the 2025 World Championships, to be held in Singapore. He\u2019s been working with Australian coach Michael Bohl<\/strong> for the last two months, after Bohl joined the Chinese Swimming Association in an advisory role<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, I placed too much emphasis on physical training, which didn\u2019t translate well into my performances,\u201d Qin said. \u201cI used to think too much before competitions, but now Bohl always says \u2018keep it simple\u2019 before the race. It helps me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"