Tianjin swimmer Wang sets new national record in men's 50m butterfly

Wang Changhao of Tianjin relaxes after winning the men's 50 m butterfly finals with a new national record at the Chinese national spring swimming championships in Qingdao, east China, on March 23, 2023. PHOTO XINHUA QINGDAO, China - Finishing the final race in 23.25 seconds, Wang Changhao of Tianjin took the gold and set the new national record in men's 50 m butterfly at the Chinese national spring swimming championships here on Thursday.

Wang finished the preliminary in 23.32, slicing 0.04 seconds off the six-year old national record.

I have had more expectations for myself. Wang said that they are looking forward to curing the injury and making more breakthroughs in the upcoming races.

I am satisfied with my performance today. I was not confident enough. I hope more courage will come by to help me face stronger rivals in the future, Zhang said.

Ye Shiwen took the women's 200 m breaststroke gold with 2: 24: 01. I am more mature and relaxed in the race. You will have good results, if you do all the details, you will have good results, Ye said.

In other events, Qin Haiyang won the 200 m breaststroke gold.