Eighteen-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo stole the spotlight at China's 15th National Games in Shenzhen this week, breaking the national junior record in the men's 200m freestyle with a blistering 1:44.86 finish! 🎉 The Shandong swimmer, already turning heads with his 400m freestyle record earlier this year, proved his dominance by overtaking Zhejiang's Pan Zhanle in a nail-biting final.
🏅 Pan settled for bronze after Shandong's Ji Xinjie snatched silver, while superstar Sun Yang—Zhejiang's Olympic legend—shocked fans with a false start elimination. Talk about drama! 😱
Meanwhile, Zhejiang veteran Xu Jiayu cemented his legacy with a fourth consecutive 100m backstroke title (52.39), and Hebei's Li Bingjie ruled the women's 1500m freestyle for the third straight year. Shanghai's Tang Qianting and Hubei's Peng Xuwei also claimed golds in breaststroke and backstroke events, respectively.
With young talents like Zhang rising and icons like Xu still dominating, China's swimming future looks brighter than a gold medal! ✨
