The fastest swimmers in the United States will be putting their hopes and dreams on the line at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Swimming, June 13-20, in Omaha.
Finding the flow for Tokyo By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-13 09:22 Share CLOSE China s world-record mixed 4x100m medley relay team looks poised to deliver a golden performance at the Tokyo Olympics. XINHUA
String of encouraging performances at Olympic trials boost Team China s confidence for Games
With or without Sun Yang, Chinese swimmers strong performances at last week s Olympic trials showed they remain a force to be reckoned with in Tokyo.
Three-time Olympic champion Sun s participation at this summer s Games hinges on the outcome of his forthcoming retrial for an alleged doping violation. However, amid rumors that Sun might make a shock appearance at the trials in Qingdao, Shandong province, a younger generation of medal hopefuls thrived in his absence, giving Team China a timely morale boost for Tokyo.
New butterfly queen boosts China s Olympic swimming hopes
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10/05/2021 - 08:52 China s swimming medal hopes for the Tokyo Games are pinned on Zhang Yufei Jewel SAMAD AFP/File 2 min
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Chinese media hailed Zhang Yufei as the new butterfly queen after she soared at the national swimming championships, firing a warning of intent with the Tokyo Olympics under three months away.
The 23-year-old walked off with five gold medals and a silver after the action which doubled as Olympic trials concluded on Saturday in the coastal city of Qingdao.
She clocked 2:05.44 in the women s 200m butterfly, easily the fastest time in the world this year, and also blitzed the rest of the field to win 100m fly and 50m freestyle gold.