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Ye bounces back to win 200m medley at National Championships

Xinhua, April 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Double Olympic champion Ye Shiwen of team Zhejiang proved she is still one of the best medley swimmers in China winning the 200m title here on Wednesday.

Ye, who only finished seventh in the 400m on Sunday due to stomach pain, touched in 2:12.02 to win 200m. Shanghai's Zhou Min followed in 2:12.21, while Beijing's Zhang Jiaqi came third in 2:13.79.

"I had expected one second faster," said Ye, who had been under form since the 2013 Barcelona Worlds. "I'm very grateful that so many people support me."

Ye took a surgery on her foot last year and had been out of training for three months.

"I'm 60 to 70 percent of my best form," said Ye. "I hope I can do better at the Rio Games."

In the men's 200m butterfly final, Zhejiang's Li Zhuhao touched home first in 1:55.54, while his teammate Wu Yuhang came second in 1:56.92 and Guangzhou Army's Yu Yingbiao third in 1:56.97.

In the women's 200m free, Youth Olympic champion Shen Duo won in 1:55.82, while Liaoning's Qiu Yuhan was second in 1:55.84 and Hubei's Ai Yanhan third in 1:56.46.

The national team won the men's 4x200m free relay in 7:13.19. Zhejiang took second and Shanghai third. Endi