Chinese nationals: Day 2 morning heats

Morning heats

W100m free
Zhejiang rising star, 14-year-old Ye Shiwen (born in March 01, 1996), qualified 1st in 100m free after finishing 3rd in 400m IM last night. Both Tang Yi and Pang Jiaying also qualified. Formerly known from Shanxi province and now representing Liaoning, Wang Shijia also did what as expected to capture the 3rd spot.

1. Ye Shiwen (Zhejiang) 55.63
2. Tang Yi (Shanghai) 55.68
3. Wang Shijia (Liaoning) 55.72
7. Pang Jiaying (Shanghai) 56.48

M400m IM
National Games champion and NR holder, Huang Chaosheng topped in the heats with a moderate 4:21.37. National Games 3rd and 4th place moved up to 2nd and 3rd spot in the absence of the former NR holder, Liu Weijia from Liaoning.

1. Huang Chaosheng (Hunan) 4:21.37
2. Li Xiang (Tianjin) 4:22.55
3. Wang Chengxiang (Shandong) 4:22.87

W50m fly
Little known Liu Shuyuan captured the lane 4 in the final tonight with 27.25. Fast improver Guo Fan from the far north came in 2nd and Asian youth games champion, Liu Lan was 3rd. Jiao Liuyang won 200m fly in the opening night and did not go as fast.

1. Lin Shuyuan (Zhejiang) 27.25
2. Guo Fan (Heilongjiang) 27.38
3. Liu Lan (Guangdong) 27.48
4. Jiao Liuyang (Guangzhou army/Heilongjiang) 27.50

M50m free
Most of the top free sprinters in China qualified for the final with Shi swimming lane 4 tonight in 22.91, the only sub-23s this morning. Zhou Jiawei has not been swimming this event for a long time and qualified for the 2nd spot. Surprisingly, National Games champion, Cai Li and NR holder Lu Zhiwu were not in top 3.

1. Shi Yang (Shanghai) 22.91
2. Zhou Jiawei (Guangdong) 23.03
3. Lu Zhiwu (Zhejiang) 23.09

M4x200m free
1. Shandong 7:38.84
2. Tianjin 7:39.71
3. Liaoning 7:39.91