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2026 CHINA SWIMMING OPEN
March 19th – March 22nd Longgang Universiade Center Natatorium, Shenzhen, China LCM (50m) Psych Sheets Results Livestream Day 1 Finals Recap Day 2 Prelims Recap Day 2 Finals RecapAmerican Jack Alexy led the heats of a men’s sprint event for the second day in a row on Saturday,
On Friday, Alexy was the fastest swimmer in the heats of the 50 free – in finals, that led to a Cam McEvoy World Record (though Alexy’s 21.57 was no slouch of a time for March).
On Saturday, Alexy swam 47.73 to lead all performers. The World Record holder Pan Zhanle qualified 2nd in 47.94, while Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers qualified 3rd in 48.74.
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Also on the men’s side, Swiss star Noe Ponti popped off a 51.07 in the heats of the 100 fly. That put him half-a-second ahead of Chen Juner, who qualified 2nd in 51.57.
Italian Thomas Ceccon will also be in that final after finishing 5th in prelims in 52.59.
In the women’s 100 fly, Americans Gretchen Walsh (55.77) and Regan Smith (56.73) raced to the top two seeds. Walsh’s time ties as the 30th best performance in history, and is the 5th-fastest prelims swim ever. For Smith, that is the 10th-fastest time she has ever been.
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Chinese 13-year-old phenom Yu Zidi qualified first in the 400 IM in 4:41.63. 14-year-old Ke Wenxi wasn’t far behind in 4:43.18, while 2022 Asian Games champion Yu Yiting qualified 3rd in 4:43.60.Read the full story on SwimSwam: Gretchen Walsh Swims 55.7 in China Open Prelims, Jack Alexy Takes Top Seed Again
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