The Chinese swimming team's perfect finale of 18 gold and 2 bronze medals marks the miracle night of the Chengdu Universiade! Zhang Yufei, 9 gold medals, Li Bingjie, 8 gold medals, Li Bingjie | Competition Day | Universiade
On August 7th, the last day of the swimming competition at the 31st World University Games in Chengdu, the Chinese delegation staged a miraculous night. In the first women's 50m freestyle, "Butterfly Queen" and Olympic champion Zhang Yufei broke the competition record and won the championship. Subsequently, in the women's 400m freestyle, Olympic champion Li Bingjie defended her reputation as the "king of medium and long distances" by winning the championship. What's even more incredible is that Li Bingjie participated in the women's 4x100m medley relay back-to-back, and with her final stroke, she withstood the pressure and won the championship perfectly. In the subsequent men's mixed relay event, they also set a record and won the championship.
Butterfly queen Zhang Yufei did not participate in her strongest event, the 200 meter butterfly, tonight's final night, but challenged the 50 meter freestyle. She established her advantage with a few butterfly legs from the start, then accelerated to the edge and won the gold medal with a time of 24.29 seconds, earning her eighth personal gold medal at this year's Universiade.
Li Bingjie, who later made her debut, was a mid to long distance athlete. She had already won gold medals in the 1500m and 800m races, and had been maintaining her pace since the start. She almost completed the first 300 meters at a constant speed, and finally accelerated her sprint in the last 100 meters, winning this gold medal.
Li Bingjie didn't even have time to rest, so she rushed to the next race, the women's 4x100m medley relay, and Liu Yaxin's backstroke took the lead. The start was not very smooth, and the final round was the fourth baton. In the subsequent women's breaststroke, Zhu Leiju exerted her strength in the latter half to make the second batting, but at this time, there was a gap of one position between the Chinese team and the Polish team. Zhang Yufei, the third butterfly queen, used her absolute advantage to shorten the gap by 60 meters, and in the final sprint stage, she pulled the Chinese team back to the first position. The last person to jump into the water was Li Bingjie, who completely disregarded the 400 meter race a few minutes ago and sprinted at full speed to the edge, helping the Chinese team reverse and win the championship.
The Chinese men's 4x100m medley relay, which made its final appearance, was led by a team consisting of Qin Haiyang, Wang Gu Kailai, Lin Tao, and Chen Juner. They won the championship with a time of 3:3258 seconds.
As a result, the swimming events at the Chengdu Universiade have all come to an end, and the Chinese swimming team ultimately ended with an excellent record of 18 gold and 2 bronze medals. It is worth mentioning that Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie both won two gold medals tonight, winning 9 and 8 gold medals respectively at the Chengdu Universiade.
