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Zhang Yufei

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Zhang Yufei
Zhang Yufei
張雨霏
The latest news on Zhang Yufei, Chinese professional swimmer, including competition news and updates.
Zhang Zhanshuo poses with his record haul of gold medals after the 400m freestyle final on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

Improved Zhang, rising Yu headline China’s swimming prospects for 2028 Olympics

Five-gold winner Li Bingjie also strong contender as influx of young swimmers cuts workload for decorated swimmers Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang.

Asian Games 2026

Chinese teen titan Zhang counts out the golds after magnificent 7 at Asian Games

Asian Games 2026

Yu Yiting overcomes form dip, and rise of Yu Zidi, to defend Asian Games title

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games: Kan ‘really surprised’ to win bronze, break record in 100m butterfly

The 24-year-old beats Hong Kong record set by Siobhan Haughey in 2023 while finishing behind China’s Yu Yiting and Zhang Yufei,.

Hong Kong’s Natalie Kan wins bronze in the women’s 100m butterfly at the Asian Games. Photo: Robert Ng
Asian Games 2026

Asian Games: Hong Kong women claim historic swim silver, Yu leads China domination

City’s 4x100m freestyle relay team finish second in record-setting pace, while teen star Yu Zidi enjoys golden debut in Tokyo.

Robotics

US public cheers dancing Unitree robots while Congress looks to ban them

Eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine on America’s Got Talent, alongside a Chinese dancer from Sichuan.

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Swimming

Yu Zidi completes golden hat-trick in China Open Swimming Championships

The 13-year-old fights back to win 200m individual medley, while Tokyo Olympic champion Wang Shun is second on season debut.

Yi Zidi is celebrating a hat-trick of golds from the China Open Swimming Championships. Photo: AFP
Swimming

Haughey wins 100m freestyle at China Open, Tang breaks own Asian record twice

Siobhan Haughey leads from start to finish in Shenzhen, while China’s Tang breaks women’s 50m breaststroke time in heats and in the final.

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

Quest for greatness in the pool driving Olympic swimming champion Zhang Yufei

The 27-year-old is the most decorated Olympian in Chinese history, with 10 medals across the past two Olympic Games.

2025 National Games

Swimmer Yu, 13, breaks record set before she was born to win National Games gold

Yu becomes Asia’s fastest ever in 200m individual medley, while Qin Haiyang and Zhang Yufei also swim to gold in Shenzhen.

Yu Zidi is all smiles after her record-breaking swim in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

China teen Zhang stakes National Games claim with junior world record

The 18-year-old becomes third-fastest Chinese swimmer ever and 17th quickest in the world.

Zhang Zhanshuo broke the world junior record in the 400 metres freestyle at the National Swimming Championships in Chengdu. Photo: Getty Images
Swimming

Qin wins China’s first swimming gold of world championships, Yu Zidi fourth

Chinese 12-year-old prodigy Yu misses out on medley bronze by just 0.06 seconds as Summer McIntosh wins second gold in Singapore.

Kai Tak Sports Park

Promising Chinese player defers PhD programme to give pickleball career a shot

Long Yufei turns down two US universities to join training programme offering a two-year professional contract.

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Swimming

Haughey comeback gathers pace with second Mare Nostrum Swim Tour gold in Monaco

The Hongkonger takes victory in 100 metres freestyle, with two more legs of the tour to come this week.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has won both of her races in Monaco. Photo: AFP
Swimming

Pan Zhanle set to race Sun Yang as China’s Olympic swim stars head to Shenzhen

Paris champion Pan could meet Sun at national championships, with Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang also taking part.

China’s Pan Zhanle clutches his Olympic 100m freestyle gold medal at the Paris La Defence Arena last July. Photo: dpa
Swimming

Olympic swim champ Zhang: just looking at pool made me feel sick, now ‘I’m back’

Zhang Yufei took five-month break to decide if she wanted to continue in the sport, but is now eyeing a place at 2028 LA Olympics.

Swimming

Chinese swim star Pan suggests combined relay team including Hong Kong’s finest

Swimmers from mainland and city have formed friendly bonds over the 3 legs of the World Cup – including Zhang Yufei and her ‘good friend’.

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Haughey, Pan Zhanle, Zhang Yufei confirmed for star-studded swimming World Cup

Qin Haiyang, Kaylee McKeown, Leon Marchand also set to swim in three-part event in Shanghai, Incheon and Singapore.

Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong poses with the two bronze medals she won at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China

Profile | China history-making swim champion Zhang Yufei misses hometown soup

The Post profiles record-breaking swimmer Zhang Yufei, the most decorated Olympian in China’s history.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Zhang Yufei, Chinese swimmer battling rivals, critics and fever in Paris?

The butterfly queen is happy to do her talking both in and out of the pool as she continues to accumulate medals.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: 5 things to know after drama for Zhang, Fan at Olympics

Fan Zhendong risked exiting men’s table tennis and leaving China without a medal, while Zhang Yufei faced Summer McIntosh in 200m butterfly.

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China’s Zhang Yufei swims in the final of the women’s 200m butterfly in Paris. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics day 6: Zhang takes bronze, sixth gold for Biles – as it happened

Canada’s Summer McIntosh takes gold, with American Regan Smith second and China’s Zhang Yufei third.

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Zhang Yufei will defend her 200m butterfly title at La Defense Arena later. Photo: Reuters
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Diving queen blames ‘7 times a day’ drug tests for Chinese swimmers’ poor showing

Gao Min sparks another wave of social media talk after comments on rigorous drug testing.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Swimmer Zhang’s Paris Games bronze sparks sympathy, fury on Chinese social media

Zhang, dubbed China’s ‘butterfly queen’, won the silver in this event three years ago and was seen weeping after the award ceremony.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China’s teen shooting sensations grab Paris gold, vow ‘this is just the beginning’

Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting win first gold of the Games, breezing past South Korean rivals in mixed team 10m air rifle.

Gold medalists Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose with their medals after winning the mixed team 10m air rifle event. Photo: EPA-EFE
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Chinese swimmers drug tested almost 4 times more than US rivals, officials admit

The update was published in a written report by the organisation, while Chinese internet users expressed anger over perceived ‘unfair treatment’.

Chinese swimmers have been tested more than any other athletes leading into the Paris Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

US-China battle for Olympic gold medal dominance: pools key Paris battlegrounds

The superpowers have finished in the top two spots in the medal table in four of the past five Olympics, but it was only in Beijing in 2008 where the hosts came out ahead.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Chinese swimmers ‘given 200 drug tests in 10 days’ after arrival for Olympics

The swimmers – some of them implicated in the 2021 TMZ allegations – were tested five to seven times each, team nutritionist says on Weibo.

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