Qin Haiyang (Chinese: 覃海洋, born 17 May 1999) is a Chinese swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and individual medley. He holds the world record in the 200m breaststroke, which he set at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[1] At the same competition, Qin became the first swimmer in history to win all three breaststroke events at a single edition of the championships.[2] Qin was also the former world junior record holder in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.[3] In 2023, Qin became the first Asian swimmer to be named as the Male Swimmer of the Year by World Aquatics.[4]
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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shimen County, Hunan, China | 17 May 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Shanghai Swimming Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Cui Dengrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt his first major international competition, the 2018 Asian Games, he participated in the 4x100 metre medley relay and won gold.
Later in December, he competed in the 2018 World Championships, where he won the silver medal in the 200 metre Breaststroke.
Then, in 2019, he won three silver medals and one bronze at the Military World Games.[5]
He qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 200 Breaststroke and finished first in his 200m breaststroke heat, but was disqualified for making an illegal kick after a turn, in what he called a "stupid mistake".[6]
After this upset, he moved to Beijing, where he trained under Cui Dengrong, who also coached a Chinese Olympian, Zhang Yufei. Under his coaching, he saw large improvements.[7]
In 2022, Qin competed in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. He won gold in the 100m breastroke event and set a new games record time of 57.76 seconds, which was 1.33 seconds ahead of fellow compatriot Yan Zibei, who took the silver.[8] He also competed in the breastroke leg of both the mixed 4 × 100m medley relay, and the men's 4 × 100m medley relay, and won gold in both events.[9][10] Qin also took gold in the 200m breastroke event, and set a new Asian Games record of 2 minutes and 7.03 seconds, and was 1.64 seconds ahead of his fellow compatriot, Dong Zhihao who won the silver.[11] On the final day of the swimming championships, he won another gold and set a new Asian Games record in the 50m breastroke, with a time of 26.25 seconds, and with fellow teammate Sun Jiajun winning the silver.[12][13]
At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, Qin became the first man in history to win gold in all three breaststroke events at a single edition of the championships, setting new Asian records for each event as well as becoming the current world record holder for the 200m.[14]
Afterwards, at the 2023 Swimming World Cup, Qin won gold in all three breaststroke events (50m, 100m, and 200m) at all three World Cup legs, held in Berlin, Athens and Budapest. Qin was consequently named as the winner of the World Cup title due to his performances at all three legs.[15]
Personal bests
edit- As of 28 Jul 2023[16]
Long course (50 m)
editEvent | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50 m breaststroke | 26.20 | 2023 World Championships | 25 July 2023 | AS, NR |
100 m breaststroke | 57.69 | 2023 World Championships | 24 July 2023 | AS, NR |
200 m breaststroke | 2:05.48 | 2023 World Championships | 28 July 2023 | WR, AS, NR |
200 m individual medley | 1:56.79 | 2019 Military World Games | 20 October 2019 | |
400 m individual medley | 4:10.41 | 2019 Military World Games | 21 October 2019 |
Short course (25 m)
editEvent | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50 m breaststroke | 25.81 | 2022 World Short Course Championships | 17 December 2022 | |
100 m breaststroke | 56.31 | 2022 Chinese National Championships (25m) | 27 October 2022 | NR |
200 m breaststroke | 2.01.15 | 2018 World Short Course Championships | 13 December 2018 | NR, Former AS |
100 m individual medley | 57.18 | 2017 Swimming World Cup | 11 November 2017 | |
200 m individual medley | 1.54.51 | 2022 Chinese National Championships (25m) | 28 October 2022 |
Key: NR = National Record; AS = Asian Record; WR = World Record
Records
editLong course (50 m)
editNo. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Age | Type | Status | Ref | |
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1 | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.54 | 2017 Chinese National Championships | Qingdao, China | 14 April 2017 | 17 | WJ (not ratified) | Former | [17] | |
2 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.71 | 2017 Chinese National Championships | Qingdao, China | 15 April 2017 | 17 | WJ (not ratified), NR | Former | [18] | |
3 | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.01 | h | 2017 World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26 July 2017 | 18 | WJ | Former | [19] |
4 | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.981 | sf | 2017 World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26 July 2017 | 18 | WJ | Former | [20] |
5 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.39 | h | 2017 World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27 July 2017 | 18 | WJ | Former | [21] |
6 | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.06 | 2017 World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27 July 2017 | 18 | WJ | Former | [22] | |
7 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.35 | 2017 National Games of China | Tianjin, China | 4 September 2017 | 18 | WJ (not ratified), NR | Former | [23] | |
8 | 50 m breaststroke | 26.63 | 2023 Chinese Spring Championships | Qingdao, China | 24 March 2023 | 23 | AS | Former | [24] | |
9 | 100 m breaststroke | 57.93 | 2023 Chinese Championships | Hangzhou, China | 2 May 2023 | 23 | AS | Former | [25] | |
10 | 100 m breaststroke | 57.69 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 24 July 2023 | 24 | AS | Current | [26] | |
11 | 50 m breaststroke | 26.34 | h | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2023 | 24 | AS | Former | [27] |
12 | 50 m breaststroke | 26.20 | sf | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2023 | 24 | AS | Current | [28] |
13 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:05.48 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 28 July 2023 | 24 | WR | Current | [29] | |
14 | 100 m breaststroke | 57.69 | 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup | Berlin, Germany | 6 October 2023 | 24 | =AS | Current | [30] |
Short course (25 m)
editNo. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Age | Type | Status | Ref | |
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1 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:04.18 | 2017 Swimming World Cup | Beijing, China | 10 November 2017 | 18 | NR | Former | [31] | |
2 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:01.64 | h | 2018 World Short Course Championships | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 | 19 | NR | Former | [32] |
3 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:01.15 | 2018 World Short Course Championships | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 | 19 | AS | Former | [33] | |
4 | 100 m breaststroke | 56.31 | 2022 Chinese National Championships (25m) | Beijing, China | 27 October 2022 | 23 | NR | Current | [34] |
Key: NR = National Record; AS = Asian Record; WJ = World Junior Record; WR = World Record; h = heats; sf = semifinal
References
edit- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "History Maker, Ten minutes with Qin Haiyang". worldaquatics.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Third Time's the Charm: Qin Haiyang Continues to Lower 200 IM World Junior Record". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Qin, McKeown named best swimmers of year by World Aquatics". The Straits Times. 24 October 2023. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Highlights of swimming finals at Military World Games - Xinhua | English.news.cn".
- ^ "China's breaststroke world champion Qin Haiyang and Co out to make an Asiad splash". The Straits Times. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "China's breaststroke world champion Qin Haiyang and Co out to make an Asiad splash". The Straits Times. 23 September 2023.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Asian Games: Breaststroke "prince" Qin starts treble bid with 100 win". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "China Smash Asian Record To Win 4x100m Medley Relay Gold". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Zhang fires Olympic warning as China narrowly miss 4x100m mixed medley relay world record at Hangzhou Asian Games". The Star. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "China's Qin Powers To Asian Games Men's 200m Breaststroke Title". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Agence France-Presse. "Qin Challenges Peaty Dominance As Zhang Targets Sixth Asiad Gold". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "China swimmers sign off in style as 'Faker' gets gold and more". Yahoo News. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "China's Qin sets world record in 200 breaststroke". ESPN.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown take overall World Cup title to conclude racing in Budapest". World Aquatics. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "FINA personal best results".
- ^ Braden Keith (14 April 2017). "QIN HAIYANG BREAKS ANDREW'S JUNIOR WORLD RECORD AT CHINESE NATIONALS". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Braden Keith (15 April 2017). "TAN HAIYAN BREAKS CHINESE, WORLD JUNIOR RECORDS IN 200 BREASTSTROKE". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Hannah Hecht (4 September 2017). "TAN HAIYAN BREAKS CHINESE, WORLD JUNIOR RECORDS IN 200 BREASTSTROKE". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Retta Race (24 March 2023). "QIN HAIYANG CLOCKS 26.63 ASIAN RECORD IN 50 BREAST, 9TH FASTEST PERFORMER EVER (VIDEO)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Retta Race (2 May 2023). "QIN HAIYANG RIPS 57.93 TO BECOME THIRD MAN EVER UNDER 58 SECONDS IN 100 BREAST (VIDEO)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Final results
- ^ "Heats results". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Retta Race (27 October 2022). "QIN HAIYANG NAILS 56.31 CHINESE RECORD IN 100 BREASTSTROKE". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
External links
edit- Qin Haiyang at World Aquatics
- Qin Haiyang at SwimRankings.net
- Qin Haiyang at Olympics.com
- Qin Haiyang at Olympedia