In the swimming event of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, in the preliminaries on July 30, Qin Haiyang participated in the men's 200-meter breaststroke event, and Chinese players and Dong Zhihao also participated in the event. In this fierce competition, Qin Haiyang advanced thrillingly with a score of 15th, but the back still looked more difficult, and Dong Zhihao performed well and advanced to the sixth place.
Men's 200m Breaststroke - Heats
Hao Hai: 15th Jin Qi [2 min. 10.98 sec.]
Dong Zhihao: 6th Jin Qi [2:09.91]
Qin Haiyang, who has attracted much attention, played again, after he was reversed in the men's 100m breaststroke final, and the game was very regrettable, Qin Haiyang suddenly fell off the back, and the reason was incredible. The 25-year-old Qin Haiyang is actually at the right age, and after missing out on the men's 100 frog, the men's 200 frog event will be Qin Haiyang's best chance.
For Qin Haiyang, the mentality must be adjusted, and the men's 100 frogs seem to have some problems in training, and after 2 days of reflection, they strive to get back on track. According to the preliminaries of the men's 200 frogs, Qin Haiyang's state is still not good, and the future is very difficult, and the situation is not optimistic. Dong Zhihao performed well in the future, and his results in the preliminaries were better than Qin Haiyang.
Event record: The world record holder in the men's 200m breaststroke is none other than Qin Haiyang, who swam 2:05.48 to set a new world record at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka. The Olympic record holder is Australia's Stubliti Cook, who swam 2:06.38 at Tokyo 2021.
Game recap
Qin Haiyang and Dong Zhihao both played in the 4th group, Qin Haiyang was in the 4th lane, the starting reaction time was 0.63 seconds, and the first 50 meters took 28.96 seconds to the second side. It took 1:02.13 to reach the 100-meter Qin Haiyang, which was still the second to reach the side; Then Qin Haiyang reached the 150m with a time of 1:36.13, and the ranking slipped to fourth. In the last 50 meters of sprint, Qin Haiyang completed the race in 2:10.98 and ranked sixth in the group. Qin Haiyang ranked 15th overall and advanced to the semifinals in a thrilling manner.
Dong Zhihao competed in lane 3, with a starting reaction time of 0.65 seconds, the first 50 meters in 29.29 seconds, and the 100 meters in 1:02.72, ranking seventh. Dong Zhihao sprinted with all his might, finishing the race in 2:09.91, ranking third in the group and advancing to the semifinals with a sixth overall ranking.