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2025 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 17-24, 2025 Shenzhen, China LCM (50 meters) Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap ResultsWe saw the penultimate night of racing unfold at the 2025 Chinese National Swimming Championships with a national record being produced in the men’s 50m backstroke.
Racing in the semi-final of the event, 29-year-old Xu Jiayu fired off an effort of 24.38 to take the top slot in his bid to complete a sweep of the discipline at these championships.
The next-closest swimmer this evening was Wang Zicheng who snagged the 2nd seed in 25.01 followed by Wang Gukailai who earned the 3rd seed in 25.05.
Xu’s 24.38 outing matches his best-ever result, the same time that represents the national record he produced at the 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The time rendered him the 20th-fastest performer in history.
The Asian record remains at the 24.24 Japanese ace Junya Koga put on the books at the supersuited 2009 World Championships.
We’ll see if Xu has more in the tank for tomorrow night’s 50m backstroke final as he already checks in as the 4th-speediest swimmer in the world this season.
As a reminder, the stroke 50s have taken on additional significance for swimmers as they will be included in the LA 2028 Olympic Games program.
2024-2025 LCM Men 50 Back
KlimentRUSKOLESNIKOV04/1623.902PavelSamusenko RUS24.0104/163Shaine Casas USA24.2303/064Myron LIFINTSEVRUS24.4004/155Oliver MorganGBR24.4304/18View Top 27»In the meantime, the Olympic medalist has already qualified for this summer’s World Championships in the 100m back (52.49) and the 200m back (1:57.56).
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