China at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

China competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019.

China at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
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World Aquatics code	CHN
National federation	Chinese Swimming Association
Website	swimming.org.cn
in Gwangju, South Korea
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 16 Silver 11 Bronze 3 Total 30
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Lian Junjie Si Yajie	Diving	Mixed synchronized 10 m platform	13 July
Gold	Chen Yiwen	Diving	Women's 1 m springboard	13 July
Gold	Cao Yuan Xie Siyi	Diving	Men's synchronized 3 m springboard	13 July
Gold	Xin Xin	Open water swimming	Women's 10 km	14 July
Gold	Wang Zongyuan	Diving	Men's 1 m springboard	14 July
Gold	Lu Wei Zhang Jiaqi	Diving	Women's synchronized 10 m platform	14 July
Gold	Shi Tingmao Wang Han	Diving	Women's synchronized 3 m springboard	15 July
Gold	Cao Yuan Chen Aisen	Diving	Men's synchronized 10 m platform	15 July
Gold	Yang Jian Lin Shan	Diving	Team event	16 July
Gold	Chen Yuxi	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	17 July
Gold	Xie Siyi	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard	18 July
Gold	Shi Tingmao	Diving	Women's 3 m springboard	19 July
Gold	Yang Jian	Diving	Men's 10 m platform	20 July
Gold	Sun Yang	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	21 July
Gold	Sun Yang	Swimming	Men's 200 m freestyle	23 July
Gold	Xu Jiayu	Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke	23 July
Silver	Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan	Artistic swimming	Duet technical routine	14 July
Silver	Feng Yu Guo Li Huang Xuechen Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Wang Qianyi Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin	Artistic swimming	Team technical routine	16 July
Silver	Lu Wei	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	17 July
Silver	Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan	Artistic swimming	Duet free routine	18 July
Silver	Cao Yuan	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard	18 July
Silver	Chang Hao Feng Yu Guo Li Huang Xuechen Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin	Artistic swimming	Team free routine	19 July
Silver	Wang Han	Diving	Women's 3 m springboard	19 July
Silver	Chang Hao Cheng Wentao Feng Yu Guo Li Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Tang Mengni Wang Qianyi Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin	Artistic swimming	Free routine combination	20 July
Silver	Yang Hao	Diving	Men's 10 m platform	20 July
Silver	Ye Shiwen	Swimming	Women's 200 m individual medley	22 July
Silver	Ye Shiwen	Swimming	Women's 400 m individual medley	28 July
Bronze	Peng Jianfeng	Diving	Men's 1 m springboard	14 July
Bronze	Yan Zibei	Swimming	Men's 100 m breaststroke	22 July
Bronze	Wang Jianjiahe	Swimming	Women's 1500 m freestyle	23 July

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

China's artistic swimming team consisted of 14 athletes (13 female and 1 male).^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan Feng Yu (R)	Duet technical routine	93.4148	2 Q	94.0072
	Duet free routine	94.5333	2 Q	95.7667
Feng Yu Guo Li Huang Xuechen Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Wang Qianyi Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin Chang Hao (R) Tang Mengni (R)	Team technical routine	94.3638	2 Q	95.1543
Chang Hao Feng Yu Guo Li Huang Xuechen Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin Tang Mengni (R) Wang Qianyi (R)	Team free routine	95.7667	2 Q	96.0333
Chang Hao Cheng Wentao Feng Yu Guo Li Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Tang Mengni Wang Qianyi Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin Dai Shiyi (R) Huang Xuechen (R)	Free routine combination	96.0000	2 Q	96.5667

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Shi Haoyu Zhang Yayi	Duet technical routine	85.2740	5 Q	85.5881	5
Cheng Wentao Shi Haoyu	Duet free routine	85.7000	6 Q	85.6667	6

Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Peng Jianfeng	1 m springboard	410.80	2 Q	—		415.00
Wang Zongyuan		429.40	1 Q	—		440.25
Cao Yuan	3 m springboard	451.35	4 Q	469.30	2 Q	517.85
Xie Siyi		499.15	1 Q	522.60	1 Q	545.45
Yang Hao	10 m platform	503.20	3 Q	572.30	2 Q	585.75
Yang Jian		530.10	1 Q	573.35	1 Q	598.65
Cao Yuan Xie Siyi	3 m synchronized springboard	447.18	1 Q	—		439.74
Cao Yuan Chen Aisen	10 m synchronized platform	460.29	1 Q	—		486.93

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Chang Yani	1 m springboard	257.65	2 Q	—		241.70	9
Chen Yiwen		287.95	1 Q	—		285.45
Shi Tingmao	3 m springboard	357.90	1 Q	359.40	1 Q	391.00
Wang Han		356.40	2 Q	345.80	3 Q	372.85
Chen Yuxi	10 m platform	339.80	4 Q	407.95	1 Q	439.00
Lu Wei		383.75	1 Q	370.85	2 Q	377.80
Shi Tingmao Wang Han	3 m synchronized springboard	309.90	1 Q	—		342.00
Lu Wei Zhang Jiaqi	10 m synchronized platform	317.82	1 Q	—		345.24

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Yang Hao Chang Yani	3 m synchronized springboard	—	DNS
Lian Junjie Si Yajie	10 m synchronized platform	346.14
Yang Jian Lin Shan	Team	416.65

Legend: DNS = Did not start

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

China qualified six male and six female open water swimmers.^[2][3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
An Jiabao	Men's 10 km	1:50:14.0	29
Cheng Long	Men's 5 km	54:18.7	45
Lu Mingyu	Men's 25 km	5:15:20.6	19
Qiao Zhongyi	Men's 5 km	53:37.6	13
Wang Ruoyu	Men's 25 km	5:15:29.3	20
Zhao Junbohang	Men's 10 km	1:52:52.7	54

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Dong Fuwei	Women's 10 km	1:54:56.7	14
Hou Yawen	Women's 5 km	58:00.9	8
Qu Fang	Women's 25 km	5:59:12.3	16
Ren Luomeng	Women's 25 km	5:32:13.1	14
Xin Xin	Women's 10 km	1:54:47.2
Yan Siyu	Women's 5 km	58:17.6	23

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
An Jiabao Cheng Long Hou Yawen Xin Xin	Team	55:14.8	9

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cui Junming	50 m butterfly	23.80	23	Did not advance
He Junyi	100 m freestyle	48.76	=14 Q	48.67	15	Did not advance
Ji Xinjie	200 m freestyle	1:46.62	10 Q	1:45.88	10	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:46.34	8 Q	—	3:45.64	7
	1500 m freestyle	15:15.41	21	—	Did not advance
Li Guangyuan	100 m backstroke	54.29	22	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:58.57	21	Did not advance
Li Zhuhao	100 m butterfly	52.44	=14 Q	52.00	13	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:01.84	37	Did not advance
Qin Haiyang	200 m breaststroke	2:09.86	12 Q	2:09.11	14	Did not advance
Sun Yang	200 m freestyle	1:46.22	2 Q	1:45.31	2 Q	1:44.93
	400 m freestyle	3:44.10	1 Q	—	3:42.44
	800 m freestyle	7:48.12	8 Q	—	7:45.01	6
Wang Lizhuo	50 m breaststroke	27.39	18	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	59.44	12 Q	59.79	15	Did not advance
Wang Peng	50 m backstroke	25.79	33	Did not advance
Wang Shun	200 m individual medley	1:59.18	11 Q	1:57.98	8 Q	1:56.97	6
	400 m individual medley	4:23.23	23	—	Did not advance
Wang Yizhe	400 m individual medley	4:31.14	34	—	Did not advance
Wang Zhou	200 m butterfly	2:03.07	40	Did not advance
Xu Jiayu	50 m backstroke	24.87	5 Q	24.73	6 Q	24.64	6
	100 m backstroke	52.85	1 Q	52.17	1 Q	52.43
	200 m backstroke	1:57.15	5 Q	Withdrawn
Yan Zibei	50 m breaststroke	26.93 AS	6 Q	26.86 AS	6 Q	26.86 =AS	6
	100 m breaststroke	59.13	4 Q	58.67 AS	2 Q	58.63 AS
Yu Hexin	50 m freestyle	22.21 SO: 22.08	=16 Q	22.11	15	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	23.92	30	Did not advance
Zhang Ruixuan	200 m breaststroke	2:10.89	22	Did not advance
Yu Hexin Yang Jintong Cao Jiwen He Junyi	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:16.23	17	—		Did not advance
Ji Xinjie Wang Shun Xu Jiayu Sun Yang	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:07.05	5 Q	—		7:04.74	6
Xu Jiayu Yan Zibei Li Zhuhao Cao Jiwen He Junyi*	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:33.42	7 Q	—		3:31.61	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chen Jie	50 m backstroke	28.19	12 Q	28.07	13	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:00.64	15 Q	1:01.68	16	Did not advance
Fu Yuanhui	50 m backstroke	27.70	1 Q	27.84	9	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:01.19	22	Did not advance
Li Bingjie	200 m freestyle	1:57.59	8 Q	1:57.30	11	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:07.88	9	—	Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:37.41	15	—	Did not advance
Liu Xiang	50 m freestyle	24.61	8 Q	24.46 SO: 24.53	9	Did not advance
Liu Yaxin	200 m backstroke	2:10.72	15 Q	2:12.93	16	Did not advance
Peng Xuwei	200 m backstroke	2:12.41	22	Did not advance
Shi Jinglin	100 m breaststroke	1:09.88	31	Did not advance
Suo Ran	50 m breaststroke	31.20	=13 Q	31.46	14	Did not advance
Wang Jianjiahe	400 m freestyle	4:03.97	4 Q	—	4:03.67	5
	800 m freestyle	8:20.91	5 Q	—	8:18.57	6
	1500 m freestyle	16:00.17	7 Q	—	15:51.00
Wang Yichun	50 m butterfly	26.13	10 Q	26.21	13	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.51	18	Did not advance
Wu Qingfeng	50 m freestyle	25.15	19	Did not advance
Yang Junxuan	100 m freestyle	DNS		Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:56.43	4 Q	1:55.99 WJ	5	1:55.43 WJ	5
Ye Shiwen	200 m breaststroke	2:25.41	10 Q	2:23.49	4 Q	2:23.15	4
	200 m individual medley	2:09.45	2 Q	2:09.58	4 Q	2:08.60
	400 m individual medley	4:37.66	3 Q	—	4:32.07
Yu Jingyao	100 m breaststroke	1:06.91	6 Q	1:06.85	7 Q	1:06.56	5
	200 m breaststroke	2:26.77	17	Did not advance
Yu Yiting	200 m individual medley	2:12.98	16 Q	2:11.60	11	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:42.52	14	—	Did not advance
Zhang Ke	1500 m freestyle	16:50.55	23	—	Did not advance
Zhang Yufei	50 m butterfly	26.14	=11 Q	26.18	12	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.02	12 Q	57.93	13	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:14.20	26	Did not advance
Zhu Jiaming	200 m butterfly	2:10.54	15 Q	2:10.52	14	Did not advance
Zhu Menghui	100 m freestyle	54.25	16 Q	54.07	14	Did not advance
Zhu Menghui Wu Qingfeng Wang Jingzhuo Yang Junxuan	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:37.89	7 Q	—		3:35.83	5
Yang Junxuan Wang Jianjiahe Li Bingjie Zhang Yuhan Ai Yanhan* Dong Jie*	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:54.10	4 Q	—		7:46.22	4
Chen Jie Yu Jingyao Zhang Yufei Yang Junxuan Fu Yuanhui* Wang Yichun* Zhu Menghui*	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:59.26	5 Q	—		3:57.11	5

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yu Hexin Cao Jiwen Wang Jingzhuo Wu Qingfeng	4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay	3:31.72	15	Did not advance
Li Guangyuan Wang Lizhuo Wang Yichun Zhu Menghui	4 × 100 m mixed medley relay	DSQ		Did not advance

Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Team roster^[4]

• Peng Lin
• Wang Xinyan (C)
• Mei Xiaohan
• Xiong Dunhan
• Niu Guannan
• Guo Ning
• Wang Huan
• Zhang Cong
• Zhao Zihan
• Zhang Danyi
• Chen Xiao
• Zhang Jing
• Dong Wenxin
• Coach: Gong Dali

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	33	22	+11	6	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	32	29	+3	4	Playoffs
3	China	3	1	0	2	26	34	−8	2
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	20	26	−6	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

14 July 2019 19:10	Report	Japan	6–8	China	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 2–4, 1–2
		Arima 3	Goals	Chen, Wang X. 2

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16 July 2019 16:30	Report	Australia	14–12	China	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–3, 3–3, 2–2
		Gofers, Webster 3	Goals	Zhao 4

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18 July 2019 12:30	Report	Italy	14–6	China	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 4–2, 2–2
		Garibotti, Tabani 3	Goals	Xiong 2

Playoffs

20 July 2019 17:00	Report	Greece	12–8	China	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 4–4, 2–1
		Plevritou 3	Goals	Zhao 4

9th–12th place semifinals

22 July 2019 11:00	Report	Canada	17–16	China	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–4, 1–1, 2–1  PSO: 7–6
		Christmas 3	Goals	Zhang 4

Eleventh place game

24 July 2019 09:30	Report	China	14–12	New Zealand	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 4–2, 3–6
		Zhang J 3	Goals	McDowall, Houghton 4