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The German player in the 400 self-determination narrowly won the championship in 0.02 seconds, Zhang Zhanshuo won the fifth best in a row

5:44am, 28 July 2025【Football】

On the evening of July 27, the Singapore World Swimming Championships ended the first final of the swimming event - the men's 400-meter freestyle competition. Zhang Zhanshuo, a Chinese player who participated in the World Championships final for the first time, won fifth place with his personal best record of 3 minutes, 44.82. It has created the best record for Chinese players in the World Championships in the past six years.

world record holder, German player Martens narrowly won the championship with an advantage of 3 minutes, 42 seconds, 35 and 0.02 seconds, Australian player Short won the runner-up in 3 minutes, 42 seconds, 37 seconds, and South Korean player Kim Yumin won the third place in 3 minutes, 42 seconds, 60 seconds. In the preliminaries, Zhang Zhanshuo made his best score of 3 minutes, 45 seconds, and ranked fifth to reach the final. It can be seen from the game that Zhang Zhanshuo's tactics are the rapid force in the second half.

The final Zhang Zhanshuo made a appearance in the second lane. Martens ranked first in the first 50 meters in 24 seconds 77, and Zhang Zhanshuo ranked fifth in 0.69 seconds behind.

100m Martens took 51 seconds 95, Zhang Zhanshuo was 1 second 83 behind, ranking seventh place.

Half-time Martens ranked first 1 minute 48 seconds 34, and Zhang Zhanshuo was 2 seconds 94 behind, and continued to ranking seventh place.

250 Mischaut rose to the first place, and Zhang Zhanshuo was at the bottom. 300M Schott ranked first in 2 minutes, 45 seconds, 43 seconds, Martens second, and Zhang Zhanshuo was still at the bottom.

Zhang Zhanshuo speeds up in the last 100 meters! Zhang Zhanshuo was promoted to seventh place in the 350-meter market.

Zhang Zhanshuo continued to accelerate in the last 50 meters and finally won fifth place with his personal best of 3 minutes, 44 seconds, 82. This result ranks fourth in the history of Chinese men's 400m freestyle, second only to Sun Yang, Zhang Lin and Fei Liwei.

Shaott and Martens's championship battle also climaxed in the last 50 meters. Martens, who was deliberately proactive, broke out at the last moment, surpassing Schott and narrowly won the championship with a advantage of 0.02 seconds!