The 2022 FINA World Championships are taking place in Budapest, Hungary.

To describe the World Championships in one sentence from FINA, "It's time to make history."

  On the 19th local time, the twin sisters Kao Liuyi/Wang Qianyi used a gold medal to achieve a historic breakthrough for China's synchronized swimming!

Image source: Fina FINA official Weibo.

  In the World Championships synchronized swimming double technical optional final, the Chinese twins Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi played well and won the championship with a high score of 93.7536.

This is the first gold medal won by the Chinese team at the current FINA World Championships, and it is also the first time that the Chinese synchronized swimming team has won the gold medal in the Olympic event at the World Championships.

  After that, in the women's 100m butterfly final, Chinese star Zhang Yufei surpassed at the last moment of the competition and finally won the bronze medal with a time of 56.41 seconds.

  On the second final day of the World Championships, the Chinese team won 1 gold and 1 bronze!

Image source: Fina FINA official Weibo.

Amazing twin sisters

  "Like a giant, graceful like a dragon." It is very appropriate to use this sentence to describe the performance of Chinese twin sisters Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi in the swimming pool.

  Focusing on the World Championships Synchronized Swimming Pairs Technical Optional Final, the 25-year-old twin sisters made their seventh appearance at the outdoor pool of the Howos Alfred Swimming Hall in Budapest.

  The energetic appearance, the neat and uniform entering the water, and the tacit understanding of the water performance, in the brisk music rhythm, the two showed the agility and charm of the competition program "Game" to the fullest.

Image source: Fina FINA official Weibo.

  At the end of the song, the coaches of the Chinese team on the sidelines embraced each other and the audience applauded for the beautiful performance of the Chinese team.

  After going ashore at the end of the game, the two waved to the camera.

When the score was fixed at 93.7536, the confident smiles on the twin sisters' faces were very beautiful.

  Previously, Chinese Huayou players have won silver medals in the Olympic Games and World Championships for many times, including the runner-up of Huang Xuechen/Sun Wenyan in the Tokyo Olympics.

In the new Paris Olympic cycle, the young Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi have taken over the baton from their predecessors and have taken up the heavy responsibility of the synchronized swimming double event.

Data map: In the finals of the 2017 FINA World Championships, the Chinese team composed of Feng Yu, Xia Li, Liang Xinping, Tang Mengni, Yin Chengxin, Xiao Yanning, Yu Lele, Chang Hao, Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi won the championship.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

  In fact, as early as the 17th FINA Swimming World Championships held in 2017, sisters Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi were members of the free combination champion team, creating the history of synchronized swimming in China.

  This time, when the two led the way in the preliminaries and finally stood on the top podium, they wrote a new chapter in the history of Chinese synchronized swimming.

  "We are very honored to be able to represent the Chinese team to complete the (winning gold) debut, and we are very honored to achieve good results." Sister Wang Liuyi said after the game.

Image source: Fina FINA official Weibo.

  At the Tokyo Olympics last year, Wang Liuyi was unable to compete due to injury.

This time they fought together, and they worked together to achieve a breakthrough and realize their dreams.

  At the age of 25, you can look forward to the future. Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi deserves the expectation of more people.

Zhang Yufei looking forward optimistically

  If you want to ask the Chinese players in the World Championships who has the heaviest task in the competition, the answer in many people's minds may be Zhang Yufei, the "Queen of the Butterflies" who won two gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics.

  In the women's 100-meter butterfly final that ended in the early morning of the 20th, Beijing time, Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal with a time of 56.41 seconds.

Image source: Fina FINA official Weibo.

  At the award ceremony after the game, Zhang Yufei showed her signature smile.

To some extent, this is also where she is strong.

  Before going to the World Championships, Zhang Yufei said that she wanted to try different techniques and tactics for the 100-meter butterfly event, but she was not sure.

And being able to stand on the podium this time is already a recognition of her hard work.

Data map: Zhang Yufei made a gesture of love at the Olympic Games.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

  The women's 200-meter butterfly final of the World Championships will be held in the early morning of the 22nd Beijing time, which is also Zhang Yufei's Olympic gold medal event.

  "There is always someone who has to carry the burden, why can't it be me." Zhang Yufei said in a previous interview.

  The optimist Zhang Yufei is eager to pass on his positive attitude to more people.

In the swimming pool in Budapest, she is eager to challenge the 200-meter butterfly Grand Slam and the world record.

  Look forward to it together!

  (Author Liu Xingchen)