2017 FINA WORLD CUP – DOHA
- Wednesday, October 4th & Thursday, October 5th
- Hamad Aquatic Center
- Prelims at 10am local/Finals at 6pm local
- SCM
- Entries Book
- Day 1 Prelims Recap
- Results
- Live Stream (FINAtv, where available)
While competing on night 1 of the FINA World Cup Doha, Chinese teen Wang Jianjiahe established a new short course World Junior Record in the women’s 800m freestyle. With a listed birth date of July 17, 2002, at just 15 years of age, Jianjiahe clocked a time of 8:15.35 to take the gold medal ahead of countrymate Li Bingjie, who touched in 8:18.14 for silver.
FINA determined the ‘world junior best’ time to beat in order to establish the first WJR would be 8:16.11, therefore, Wang comfortably slid under the mark by over half a second. Her time tonight ranks her as 8th fastest in the event in the world this season.
2016-2017 SCM Women 800 FREE
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8.07.67
| 2 | Ashley TWICHELL | USA | 8.11.95 | 12/08 |
| 3 | Boglarka KAPAS | HUN | 8.12.79 | 09/30 |
| 4 | Katinka HOSSZU | HUN | 8.13.56 | 11/03 |
| 5 | Kiah MELVERTON | AUS | 8.16.51 | 12/09 |
| 6 | Yawen HOU | CHN | 8.16.81 | 09/30 |
| 7 | Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL | NED | 8.17.54 | 09/30 |
| 8 | Ariarne TITMUS | AUS | 8.17.95 | 12/08 |
| 9 | Jessica ASHWOOD | AUS | 8.18.35 | 11/03 |
| 10 | Holly HIBBOTT | GBR | 8.19.19 | 12/16 |
Wang has steadily been making a name for herself within her home nation of China, most recently with performances at the National Games of China last month. Wang finished 4th in the LCM 400m with a time of 4:05.98, while earning silver in the 800m free in 8:22.70.
Why do I feel Chinese swimming is tainted? For her health, I hope she did it on her own.
only you can answer that question…
People like Yang have permenently damaged the countries reputation
I don’t think it has to be permanent; Look at Germany. China have to show a genuine will to change though. Let’s not pretend it’s confined to Russians & Chinese though; I can’t watch a USA sprinter (T&F) run fast and trust it, nor can I watch a road cyclist from any country etc etc
Yeah I don’t hold current Germany accountable for what their communist controlled east bloc did
You would need to cite a few more athletes to accuse a country.
How about the entire 1994 Worlds team?
Ledecky did 8:14 LCM when she was 15
hence why world junior records are dumb. and Fina is dumb.
Actually, it was 8:14.63 London 2012, so under 8:15.
My say the 15 at the end & was thinking 8:15. You are right, Previous comment wirhdrawn.