Qin sets simple target on path to the top

Qin Haiyang in action on his way to winning the 100m breaststroke title at the Spring National Championships in Qingdao, Shandong province, last week. XINHUA Chinese swimming star Qin Haiyang made a triumphant return to form at the Spring National Championships in Qingdao, Shandong province, clinching the men's 200m breaststroke title with a time of two minutes and 7.44 seconds. This race was a stark contrast to his struggles at the 2024 Paris Games, where the 2023 Fukuoka world champion in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke failed to make the 200m final and finished seventh in the 100m. Qin also claimed victory in the men's 100m breaststroke, with a time of 58.66, a result that would have won him Olympic gold in Paris.