China at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeCHN
National federationChinese Swimming Association
Websiteswimming.org.cn
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors105 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
20
Silver
8
Bronze
12
Total
40
World Aquatics Championships appearances

China competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.[1]

Medalists

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 1 10 11
Diving 9 9 18
Open water swimming 3* 4 7*
Swimming 19* 22 41*
Water polo 14 15 29
Total 45 60 105

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Wang Liuyi
Wang Qianyi
Duet technical routine 280.3334 1 Q 249.4099 4
Duet free routine 184.7208 9 Q 255.2480 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Cheng Wentao
Shi Haoyu
Duet technical routine 188.7334 7 Q 247.3033 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Duet free routine 221.1023 1 Q 225.1020 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chang Hao
Cheng Wentao
Feng Yu
Shi Haoyu
Wang Ciyue
Xiang Binxuan
Xiao Yanning
Zhang Yayi
Team acrobatic routine 236.0733 1 Q 238.0033 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chang Hao
Feng Yu
Wang Ciyue
Wang Liuyi
Wang Qianyi
Xiang Binxuan
Xiao Yanning
Zhang Yayi
Team technical routine 304.3992 1 Q 253.4558 7
Team free routine 322.2731 1 Q 329.1687 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

China entered 18 divers.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lian Junjie 10 m platform 466.90 1 Q 505.50 1 Q 512.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Long Daoyi 3 m springboard 452.75 3 Q 495.80 2 Q 499.75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Peng Jianfeng 1 m springboard 403.75 1 Q 440.45 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wang Zongyuan 3 m springboard 500.95 1 Q 546.25 1 Q 538.10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yang Hao 10 m platform 465.95 2 Q 484.90 3 Q 504.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zheng Jiuyuan 1 m springboard 371.65 5 Q 418.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Long Daoyi
Wang Zongyuan
3 m synchronized springboard 451.44 1 Q 456.33 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lian Junjie
Yang Hao
10 m synchronized platform 463.65 1 Q 477.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Chang Yani 3 m springboard 303.60 4 Q 354.75 2 Q 341.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chen Yuxi 10 m platform 393.00 2 Q 430.05 2 Q 457.85 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chen Yiwen 3 m springboard 355.00 1 Q 363.70 1 Q 359.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Quan Hongchan 10 m platform 435.60 1 Q 451.40 1 Q 445.60 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Li Yajie 1 m springboard 283.35 2 Q 306.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lin Shan 1 m springboard 291.25 1 Q 318.60 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chang Yani
Chen Yiwen
3 m synchronized springboard 327.42 1 Q 341.94 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chen Yuxi
Quan Hongchan
10 m synchronized platform 365.40 1 Q 369.84 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Wang Feilong
Zhang Jiaqi
10 m synchronized platform 339.54 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lin Shan
Zhu Zifeng
3 m synchronized springboard 326.10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bai Yuming
Zheng Jiuyuan
Si Yajie
Zhang Minjie
Team event 489.65 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

China entered 7 open water swimmers.[3][4]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lan Tianchen Men's 5 km 58:44.7 39
Men's 10 km 2:00:37.5 41
Meng Rui Men's 5 km 1:00:58.8 48
Zhang Ziyang Men's 10 km 2:03:46.2 46
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ma Xiaoming Women's 5 km 1:02:29.0 36
Sun Jiake Women's 10 km 2:05:06.1 27
Wang Kexin Women's 5 km 1:01:19.6 19
Wu Shutong Women's 10 km 2:08:56.7 35
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Meng Rui
Wang Kexin
Wu Shutong
Zhang Ziyang
Team relay 1:14:50.1 11

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

China entered 41 swimmers.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chen Juner 50 m butterfly 23.79 35 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:56.87 19 Did not advance
Dong Zhihao 200 m breaststroke 2:10.06 7 Q 2:08.47 WJ 4 Q 2:08.04 WJ 4
Fei Liwei 800 m freestyle 7:56.69 24 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 14:57.50 12 Did not advance
Hong Jinquan 200 m freestyle 1:48.93 32 Did not advance
Niu Guangsheng 200 m butterfly 1:55.69 9 Q 1:57.51 15 Did not advance
Pan Zhanle 100 m freestyle 47.84 5 Q 47.61 3 Q 47.43 AS 4
200 m freestyle 1:46.49 11 Q 1:46.05 10 Did not advance
Sun Jiajun 50 m breaststroke 26.76 3 Q 26.78 3 Q 26.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100 m butterfly 52.16 25 Did not advance
Qin Haiyang 50 m breaststroke 26.34 AS 1 Q 26.20 AS 1 Q 26.29 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100 m breaststroke 58.26 AS 1 Q 57.82 AS 1 Q 57.69 AS 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:09.86 5 Q 2:07.70 2 Q 2:05.48 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tao Guannan 200 m backstroke 1:59.74 21 Did not advance
Wang Changhao 50 m freestyle 22.50 38 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 23.83 37 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.78 18 Did not advance
Wang Gukailai 50 m backstroke 25.29 23 Did not advance
Wang Haoyu 100 m freestyle 48.64 22 Did not advance
Wang Shun 200 m individual medley 1:59.05 16 Q 1:57.97 11 Did not advance
400 m individual medley DSQ Did not advance
Xu Jiayu 50 m backstroke 24.73 6 Q 24.41 NR 2 Q 24.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100 m backstroke 52.87 1 Q 52.42 2 Q 52.64 4
Yan Zibei 100 m breaststroke 59.73 9 Q 59.02 4 Q 59.23 6
Zhang Ziyang 400 m freestyle 3:55.76 33 Did not advance
Pan Zhanle
Chen Juner
Wang Changhao
Wang Haoyu
Yang Jintong
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.54 5 Q 3:11.38 AS 4
Ji Xinjie
Hong Jinquan
Zhang Ziyang
Wang Haoyu
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:09.99 11 Did not advance
Xu Jiayu
Qin Haiyang
Wang Changhao
Pan Zhanle

Yan Zibei
Sun Jiajun
Wang Haoyu
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:31.89 4 Q 3:29.00 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cheng Yujie 50 m freestyle 24.86 15 Q 24.56 5 Q 24.45 6
100 m freestyle 54.11 8 Q 53.92 10 Did not advance
Gao Weizhong 1500 m freestyle 16:12.94 11 Did not advance
Ge Chutong 400 m individual medley 4:41.87 12 Did not advance
Li Bingjie 400 m freestyle 4:04.98 8 Q 4:01.65 5
800 m freestyle 8:20.51 2 Q 8:13.31 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 15:58.81 4 Q 15:45.71 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Li Jiaping 200 m freestyle 1:58.26 17 Did not advance
Liu Yaxin 200 m freestyle 1:56.93 6 Q 1:56.34 7 Q 1:56.97 8
200 m backstroke 2:13.42 21 Did not advance
Ma Yonghui 400 m freestyle 4:10.64 17 Did not advance
Peng Xuwei 200 m backstroke 2:08.68 2 Q 2:07.40 1 Q 2:06.74 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tang Qianting 50 m breaststroke 30.08 AS 4 Q 30.12 5 30.22 6
100 m breaststroke 1:07.15 20 Did not advance
Wan Letian 50 m backstroke 27.84 7 Q 27.74
27.90
8 S/off
2
Did not advance
100 m backstroke 59.52 5 Q 59.49 7 Q 1:00.39 8
Wang Xueer 50 m backstroke 27.89 9 Q 27.74
27.78
8 S/off
1 Q
27.99 7
100 m backstroke 59.93 8 Q 59.96 13 Did not advance
Wang Yichun 100 m butterfly 57.72 7 Q 57.74 11 Did not advance
Yang Chang 50 m breaststroke 30.85 18 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:07.28 21 Did not advance
Yang Peiqi 800 m freestyle 8:37.16 20 Did not advance
Yang Junxuan 100 m freestyle 54.45 12 Q 53.67 8 Q 54.09 8
Ye Shiwen 200 m breaststroke 2:25.93 11 Q 2:24.76 10 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:09.81 7 Q 2:10.57 7 Q 2:14.27 8
Yu Liyan 200 m butterfly 2:09.29 10 Q 2:08.78 11 Did not advance
Yu Yiting 50 m butterfly 26.21 14 Q 26.27 16 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:09.66 5 Q 2:09.04 2 Q 2:08.74 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400 m individual medley 4:41.84 11 Did not advance
Zhang Yufei 50 m freestyle 24.44 4 Q 24.20 3 Q 24.15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
50 m butterfly 25.33 2 Q 25.17 NR 2 Q 25.05 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m butterfly 56.89 1 Q 56.40 1 Q 56.12 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200 m butterfly Did not start
Cheng Yujie
Yang Junxuan
Wu Qingfeng
Zhang Yufei

Ai Yanhan
Zhu Menghui
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.26 5 Q 3:32.40 AS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Li Bingjie
Li Jiaping
Ai Yanhan
Liu Yaxin

Yang Peiqi
Ge Chutong
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:51.55 4 Q 7:44.40 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wan Letian
Tang Qianting
Zhang Yufei
Cheng Yujie
Wang Xueer
Yang Chang
Wang Yichun
Wu Qingfeng
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:58.13 6 Q 3:54.57 4
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Yang Jintong
Ji Yicun
Yang Junxuan
Wu Qingfeng
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:27.08 9 Did not advance
Xu Jiayu
Qin Haiyang
Zhang Yufei
Cheng Yujie

Yan Zibei
Wang Yichun
Wu Qingfeng
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:42.49 4 Q 3:38.57 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Summary
Team Event Group stage Playoff Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 China Men's tournament  Canada
L 10–13
 France
L 8–17
 Italy
L 5–18
4  Kazakhstan
L 5–12
 South Africa
W 16–8
15
 China Women's tournament  United States
L 6–15
 France
L 11–12
 Australia
L 7–11
4  Kazakhstan
W 16–6
 Japan
W 18–10
13

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster.[6]

Head coach: Petar Porobić

Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 55 17 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2  France 3 2 0 0 1 38 32 +6 6 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 0 0 2 30 49 −19 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 23 48 −25 0
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


17 July 2023
12:00
Report Canada  13–10  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–6, 4–4, 2–0
Constantin-Bicari, Gardijan 3 Goals Peng 4

19 July 2023
10:30
Report China  8–17  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–6, 0–4, 3–3
Chen R., Xie 2 Goals Marzouki 4

21 July 2023
17:30
Report China  5–18  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–7, 2–6, 0–3
Chen Z. 2 Goals Condemi, Di Fulvio 4
13–16th place semifinals
23 July 2023
09:00
Report Kazakhstan  12–5  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–0, 3–1, 4–3
Markovich 4 Goals Xie Z. 3
15th place game
25 July 2023
09:00
Report China  16–8  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 4–1, 5–3
Chen Z. 7 Goals Badenhorst, Howard 2

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster.[7]

Head coach: Theocharis Pavlidis

Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 40 16 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 0 1 26 24 +2 6 Playoffs
3  France 3 1 0 0 2 25 37 −12 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 24 38 −14 0
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


16 July 2023
09:00
Report United States  15–6  China Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–2, 3–1, 5–3
Musselman 4 Goals Zhang Jin. 3

18 July 2023
20:30
Report China  11–12  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 4–1, 2–5
Wang H. 3 Goals Dhalluin 4

20 July 2023
13:00
Report China  7–11  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 1–3, 2–2
Lu, Zhang Jin. 2 Goals five players 2
13–16th place semifinals
22 July 2023
09:00
Report China  16–6  Kazakhstan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–2, 3–2, 4–1
Yan S., Zhang J. 4 Goals Kaplun 3
13th place game
24 July 2023
10:30
Report China  18–10  Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Lee-Anne Stewart (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 4–3, 5–1
Lu, Yan J. 3 Goals Ura 3

References

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  3. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Men" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Women" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Swimming Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CHN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster CHN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.