BEIJING, 6 December (BelTA - China Daily) - Olympic champion Qin Haiyang
and silver medalist Tang Qianting will spearhead China's 33-strong team
to compete in the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25M) from
December 10 to 15.
Qin, gold medalist of men's 4x100m medley relay at the Paris Olympics, will compete in his favorite breaststroke events, while Tang Qianting, who finished with two silver medals in the women's 100m breaststroke and the mixed 4x100m medley relay in Pairs, will compete in 50m and 100m breaststroke.
At 13, Zhou Yanjun and Lu Xingchen are the youngest among 18 female swimmers, while 16-year-old Chen Shengxin and Li Taiyu are the youngest in the men's squad.
Notable absentees from the Budapest worlds are men's 100m free world record holder Pan Zhanle and twice Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei.
Qin, gold medalist of men's 4x100m medley relay at the Paris Olympics, will compete in his favorite breaststroke events, while Tang Qianting, who finished with two silver medals in the women's 100m breaststroke and the mixed 4x100m medley relay in Pairs, will compete in 50m and 100m breaststroke.
At 13, Zhou Yanjun and Lu Xingchen are the youngest among 18 female swimmers, while 16-year-old Chen Shengxin and Li Taiyu are the youngest in the men's squad.
Notable absentees from the Budapest worlds are men's 100m free world record holder Pan Zhanle and twice Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei.
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