2025 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
We noticed the penultimate night time of racing unfold on the 2025 Chinese language Nationwide Swimming Championships with a nationwide document being produced within the males’s 50m backstroke.
Racing within the semi-final of the occasion, 29-year-old Xu Jiayu fired off an effort of 24.38 to take the highest slot in his bid to finish a sweep of the self-discipline at these championships.
The subsequent-closest swimmer this night was Wang Zicheng who snagged the 2nd seed in 25.01 adopted by Wang Gukailai who earned the third seed in 25.05.
Xu’s 24.38 outing matches his best-ever outcome, the identical time that represents the nationwide document he produced on the 2022 Asian Video games, held in 2023 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The time rendered him the Twentieth-fastest performer in historical past.
The Asian document stays on the 24.24 Japanese ace Junya Koga placed on the books on the supersuited 2009 World Championships.
We’ll see if Xu has extra within the tank for tomorrow night time’s 50m backstroke ultimate as he already checks in because the 4th-speediest swimmer on the earth this season.
As a reminder, the stroke 50s have taken on further significance for swimmers as they are going to be included within the LA 2028 Olympic Video games program.
Within the meantime, the Olympic medalist has already certified for this summer season’s World Championships within the 100m again (52.49) and the 200m again (1:57.56).
