China News Service, Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Gao Kai) The Chinese Swimming Team announced the Tokyo Olympics lineup on the 6th. A total of 30 players participated in 34 events.
Famous generals Ye Shiwen and Fu Yuanhui were unsuccessful.
This list includes 19 female athletes, namely: Ai Yanhan, Chen Jie, Cheng Yujie, Dong Jie, Li Bingjie, Liu Yaxin, Peng Xuwei, Tang Muhan, Tang Qianting, Wang Jian Jiahe, Wu Qingfeng, Xin Xin, Yang Junxuan, Yu Jingyao , Yu Yiting, Yu Liyan, Zhang Yifan, Zhang Yufei, Zhu Menghui; 11 male athletes, namely: Cheng Long, He Junyi, Hong Jinquan, Ji Xinjie, Sun Jiajun, Tan Haiyang, Wang Shun, Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Yu Hexin, Zhang Ziyang.
It is understood that the lineup of the Chinese swimming team participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games this time is in compliance with the FINA Olympic competition standards and follows the performance indicators of the domestic Olympic trials.
In the list, the absence of famous players such as Ye Shiwen and Fu Yuanhui attracts attention.
It is understood that this is because they did not swim out of the qualifications for the Olympic delegation in the previous Qingdao Olympic trials.
Although Ye Shiwen participated in the supplementary competition in Xi'an, the results were still not satisfactory.
It is understood that this Olympic cycle of the Chinese swimming team is at a critical stage of the transition between the old and the new, and the training of newcomers is regarded as the top priority.
Compared with previous Olympics, this Tokyo Olympics is the least number of Chinese swimming team participants. While the scale of the competition has been reduced, the Chinese swimming team’s gold points have also decreased. At present, the hope for gold is mainly placed on the female butterfly rookie Zhang Yufei. .
The Olympic roster for China's synchronized swimming was announced on the same day. Eight athletes, Sun Wenyan, Huang Xuechen, Xu Li, Liang Xinping, Yin Chengxin, Feng Yu, Xiao Yanning, and Wang Qianyi will participate in the Olympic synchronized swimming double and collective events.
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