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on september 26, the 2024 national swimming championships held at the wuhan sports center natatorium entered the third day of competition. this competition is the highest-level and largest short-course (25-meter) swimming event in china this year, and is also the domestic selection competition for the national swimming team before the short course swimming world championships held in budapest, hungary in december.

in the men's 100m individual medley semi-final held on the evening of the 26th, qin haiyang started in the fourth lane of the second group and finally finished with 51.67 seconds, ranking first in the overall ranking, nearly 2 seconds faster than the second place in the overall score.

as a representative athlete of the "champion lineup" of this national swimming championships, he was warmly cheered by the audience before the game, and many of them waved and cheered while holding banners with his name on them.

qin haiyang was interviewed by the media after the game. photo: li yuncong of jiupai news

after the game, qin haiyang said in an interview with jiupai news that he was in good shape today and that the plan for the next stage was to live and train at the same time to give his mind and body a more relaxed environment. he also said that he felt good in wuhan these few days and had some wuhan specialties in the hotel.

regarding the topic of "when will i go to eason chan's concert?", qin haiyang responded: "i have a lot of activities at the moment, so i can't spare time to go to the concert. i haven't practiced singing recently, but i have recorded two songs, and you can listen to them around national day."

the moment when tan haiyang emerged from the water. photo by li yuncong of jiupai news

qin haiyang has gained a lot in the past competitions. he has won the gold medals in the men's 50-meter breaststroke event in the fukuoka world championships, the hangzhou asian games, the swimming world cup and the national championships. at the fukuoka world championships, the 24-year-old broke the world record and won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final. qin haiyang filled the 66-year-old gap in china's breaststroke event and won the title of "world breaststroke king".

jiupai news reporter li yuncong reports from wuhan, hubei

editor wu di

[source: jiupai news]