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Qin Haiyang

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Qin.
覃海洋 （Qin Haiyang）
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)
Shimen County, Hunan, China
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, Medley
ClubShanghai Swimming Team
CoachCui Dengrong
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hangzhou 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 200 m medley
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 100 m breaststroke
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 4×100 m mixed medley

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]

Career

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At 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]

In April 2024, the New York Times reported that Qin along with 22 other top Chinese swimmers had tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in the lead up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The urine tests were conducted on 39 athletes at a meet hosted by the Chinese national swimming association between December 2020 and January 2021.[16] During a press release, the World Anti-Doping Agency said that the levels of TMZ found in Chinese swimmers were not capable of producing any enhancement in performance at the concentrations found and were due to an environmental contamination.[17]

In June 2024, the New York Times published another article, reporting that Qin, along with swimmers Wang Shun and Yang Junxuan, had tested positive for low levels of Clenbuterol. WADA described the athletes' levels of clenbuterol as “so low that they were between 6 and 50 times lower than the minimum reporting level". In a statement to the New York Times, WADA Director General, Oliver Niggli, explained that these cases were due to accidental contamination, and not intentional ingestion. Niggli said, "They were elite level swimmers who were tested on a very frequent basis in a country where meat contamination with clenbuterol is widespread so it is hardly surprising that they could be among the hundreds of athletes who also tested positive for tiny amounts of the substance”.[18]

Officials from World Aquatics, the international governing body for swimming, revealed in July 2024 that their athletes have undergone 4,774 pre-Olympics drug tests this year, with no confirmed positives. Data shows that Chinese swimmers have been tested an average of 21 times since January 1, 2024, compared to four times for Australian swimmers and six times for USA swimmers. This disproportionate testing led Qin to state, as reported by The Guardian, “This proves that the European and American teams feel threatened by the performances of the Chinese team in recent years. Some tricks aim to disrupt our preparation rhythm and destroy our psychological defense. But we are not afraid. With a clear conscience, we do not fear slander. My teammates and I will resist the pressure and win more medals to silence the skeptics."[19][20][21]

Personal bests

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As of 28 Jul 2023[22]

Long course (50 m)

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Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
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)

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Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
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

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Long course (50 m)

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Type Status Ref
1 200 m individual medley 1:57.54 2017 Chinese National Championships Qingdao, China 14 April 2017 17 WJ (not ratified) Former [23]
2 200 m breaststroke 2:08.71 2017 Chinese National Championships Qingdao, China 15 April 2017 17 WJ (not ratified), NR Former [24]
3 200 m individual medley 1:59.01 h 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 26 July 2017 18 WJ Former [25]
4 200 m individual medley 1:57.981 sf 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 26 July 2017 18 WJ Former [26]
5 200 m breaststroke 2:09.39 h 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 27 July 2017 18 WJ Former [27]
6 200 m individual medley 1:57.06 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 27 July 2017 18 WJ Former [28]
7 200 m breaststroke 2:07.35 2017 National Games of China Tianjin, China 4 September 2017 18 WJ (not ratified), NR Former [29]
8 50 m breaststroke 26.63 2023 Chinese Spring Championships Qingdao, China 24 March 2023 23 AS Former [30]
9 100 m breaststroke 57.93 2023 Chinese Championships Hangzhou, China 2 May 2023 23 AS Former [31]
10 100 m breaststroke 57.69 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 24 July 2023 24 AS Current [32]
11 50 m breaststroke 26.34 h 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2023 24 AS Former [33]
12 50 m breaststroke 26.20 sf 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2023 24 AS Current [34]
13 200 m breaststroke 2:05.48 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 28 July 2023 24 WR Current [35]
14 100 m breaststroke 57.69 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Berlin, Germany 6 October 2023 24 =AS Current [36]

Short course (25 m)

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Type Status Ref
1 200 m breaststroke 2:04.18 2017 Swimming World Cup Beijing, China 10 November 2017 18 NR Former [37]
2 200 m breaststroke 2:01.64 h 2018 World Short Course Championships Hangzhou, China 13 December 2018 19 NR Former [38]
3 200 m breaststroke 2:01.15 2018 World Short Course Championships Hangzhou, China 13 December 2018 19 AS Former [39]
4 100 m breaststroke 56.31 2022 Chinese National Championships (25m) Beijing, China 27 October 2022 23 NR Current [40]

Key: NR = National Record; AS = Asian Record; WJ = World Junior Record; WR = World Record; h = heats; sf = semifinal

References

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  2. ^ "History Maker, Ten minutes with Qin Haiyang". worldaquatics.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Third Time's the Charm: Qin Haiyang Continues to Lower 200 IM World Junior Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Qin, McKeown named best swimmers of year by World Aquatics". The Straits Times. 24 October 2023. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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  6. ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/china-s-qin-haiyang-and-co-out-to-make-an-asiad-splash
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  8. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Asian Games: Breaststroke "prince" Qin starts treble bid with 100 win". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "China Smash Asian Record To Win 4x100m Medley Relay Gold". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Zhang fires Olympic warning as China narrowly miss 4x100m mixed medley relay world record at Hangzhou Asian Games". The Star. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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  23. ^ Braden Keith (14 April 2017). "QIN HAIYANG BREAKS ANDREW'S JUNIOR WORLD RECORD AT CHINESE NATIONALS". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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  25. ^ Heats results
  26. ^ Semifinals results
  27. ^ Heats results
  28. ^ Final results
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  37. ^ Final results
  38. ^ "Heats results". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  39. ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 200-metre breaststroke
world record-holder (long course)
28 July 2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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