# China at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

People's Republic of China competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain on July 20 to August 4, 2013.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | 20 July |
| Gold | Li Shixin | Diving | Men's 1 m springboard | 23 July |
| Gold | Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia | Diving | Women's 10 m synchronized platform | 22 July |
| Gold | He Chong Qin Kai | Diving | Men's 3 m synchronized springboard | 23 July |
| Gold | He Zi | Diving | Women's 1 m springboard | 23 July |
| Gold | Si Yajie | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 25 July |
| Gold | He Chong | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | 26 July |
| Gold | He Zi | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | 27 July |
| Gold | Qiu Bo | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | 28 July |
| Gold | Sun Yang | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 28 July |
| Gold | Sun Yang | Swimming | Men's 800 m freestyle | 31 July |
| Gold | Liu Zige | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | 1 August |
| Gold | Zhao Jing | Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke | 1 August |
| Gold | Sun Yang | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 4 August |
| Silver | Huang Xuechen | Synchronized swimming | Solo technical routine | 20 July |
| Silver | Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Synchronized swimming | Duet technical routine | 21 July |
| Silver | Huang Xuechen | Synchronized swimming | Solo free routine | 24 July |
| Silver | Chen Ruolin | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 25 July |
| Silver | Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Synchronized swimming | Duet free routine | 25 July |
| Silver | Wang Han | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | 27 July |
| Silver | Fu Yuanhui | Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke | 1 August |
| Silver | Lu Ying | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly | 3 August |
| Bronze | Cao Yuan Zhang Yanquan | Diving | Men's 10 m synchronized platform | 21 July |
| Bronze | Wang Han | Diving | Women's 1 m springboard | 23 July |
| Bronze | Wu Peng | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | 31 July |
| Bronze | Hao Yun Li Yunqi Lü Zhiwu* Sun Yang Wang Shun | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 2 August |

## Diving

Chinese divers are eligible for two spots in each individual event (1 m, 3 m, and 10 m) and one team spot for each synchronized event (3 m and 10 m).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Li Shixin | 1 m springboard | 405.00 | 1 Q | — | — | 460.95 | |
| Sun Zhiyi | 1 m springboard | 377.15 | 7 Q | — | — | 425.05 | 4 |
| He Chong | 3 m springboard | 421.85 | 6 Q | 483.15 | 2 Q | 544.95 | |
| Qin Kai | 3 m springboard | 417.50 | 9 Q | 493.65 | 1 Q | 473.25 | 5 |
| Qiu Bo | 10 m platform | 524.40 | 1 Q | 457.55 | 6 Q | 581.00 | |
| Lin Yue | 10 m platform | 456.00 | 6 Q | 387.10 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| He Chong Qin Kai | 3 m synchronized springboard | 454.32 | 1 Q | — | — | 448.86 | |
| Cao Yuan Zhang Yanquan | 10 m synchronized platform | 460.74 | 1 Q | — | — | 445.56 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| He Zi | 1 m springboard | 287.70 | 1 Q | — | — | 307.10 | |
| Wang Han | 1 m springboard | 284.00 | 3 Q | — | — | 297.75 | |
| He Zi | 3 m springboard | 341.50 | 1 Q | 370.00 | 1 Q | 383.40 | |
| Wang Han | 3 m springboard | 321.00 | 2 Q | 362.40 | 2 Q | 356.25 | |
| Si Yajie | 10 m platform | 360.35 | 1 Q | 341.85 | 3 Q | 392.15 | |
| Chen Ruolin | 10 m platform | 350.60 | 3 Q | 373.65 | 1 Q | 388.70 | |
| Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia | 3 m synchronized springboard | 334.20 | 1 Q | — | — | 338.40 | |
| Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia | 10 m synchronized platform | 340.92 | 1 Q | — | — | 356.28 | |

## Open water swimming

China has qualified the following swimmers in open water marathon.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Han Lidu | 25 km | DNF | DNF |
| Lang Yuanpeng | 5 km | 54:02.4 | 35 |
| Weng Jingwei | 25 km | 5:04:02.5 | 29 |
| Xu Wenchao | 5 km | 54:01.0 | 31 |
| Zhang Zibin | 10 km | 1:50:55.4 | 41 |
| Zu Lijun | 10 km | DSQ | DSQ |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Cao Shiyue | 5 km | 57:19.5 | 20 |
| Fang Yanqiao | 5 km | 57:07.0 | 19 |
| Fang Yanqiao | 10 km | 1:58:23.2 | 7 |
| Lei Shan | 25 km | 5:16:34.3 | 9 |
| Shi Yu | 10 km | 1:58:43.8 | 26 |
| Yang Dandan | 25 km | 5:19:13.7 | 11 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Han Lidu Weng Jingwei Cao Shiyue | Team | 58:02.6 | 14 |

## Swimming

Chinese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): The official roster also featured Olympic champions Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen, and Jiao Liuyang.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chen Yin | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.48 | 5 Q | 1:55.97 | =4 Q | 1:55.47 | 4 |
| Cheng Feiyi | 50 m backstroke | 25.83 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheng Feiyi | 100 m backstroke | 54.30 | 13 Q | 54.20 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Biaorong | 50 m breaststroke | 27.38 | 7 Q | 27.53 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Biaorong | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.08 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hao Yun | 400 m freestyle | 3:47.49 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:48.88 | 8 |
| Hao Yun | 1500 m freestyle | 15:24.63 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xiayan | 50 m breaststroke | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yunqi | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.18 | 14 Q | 1:47.36 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Weijia | 100 m butterfly | 54.37 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lü Zhiwu | 50 m freestyle | 23.64 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lü Zhiwu | 100 m freestyle | 49.85 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mao Feilian | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.81 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mao Feilian | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.68 | 15 Q | 1:59.65 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Yi | 400 m individual medley | 4:25.42 | 29 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Xiaolei | 50 m backstroke | 25.01 | =8 Q | 24.95 | =7 Q | 24.76 | 5 |
| Sun Yang | 400 m freestyle | 3:44.67 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:41.59 | |
| Sun Yang | 800 m freestyle | 7:49.37 | 2 Q | — | — | 7:41.36 | |
| Sun Yang | 1500 m freestyle | 14:54.65 | 1 Q | — | — | 14:41.15 | |
| Wang Shun | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.19 | 15 Q | 1:47.84 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Shun | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.83 | 3 Q | 1:57.80 | 5 Q | 1:56.86 | 4 |
| Wu Peng | 50 m butterfly | 23.43 | 10 Q | 23.87 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Peng | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.96 | 10 Q | 1:55.42 | 2 Q | 1:55.09 | |
| Xu Jiayu | 100 m backstroke | 53.63 | 3 Q | 53.84 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Jiayu | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.29 | 12 Q | 1:56.42 | 6 Q | 1:57.13 | 7 |
| Chen Zuo Lü Zhiwu Lou Junyi Shi Tengfei | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.32 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hao Yun Li Yunqi Lü Zhiwu* Sun Yang Wang Shun | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:13.37 | 8 Q | — | — | 7:04.74 | |
| Gu Biaorong Lü Zhiwu Xu Jiayu Wu Peng | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3.35.95 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bai Anqi | 200 m backstroke | 2:12.14 | 16 Q | 2:11.18 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Xinyi | 400 m individual medley | 4:39.54 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fu Yuanhui | 50 m backstroke | 27.55 | 1 Q | 27.40 | 1 Q | 27.39 | |
| Fu Yuanhui | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.01 | 4 Q | 59.82 | 5 Q | 59.61 | 5 |
| He Yuzhe | 50 m breaststroke | 31.46 | 14 Q | 31.67 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiao Liuyang | 100 m butterfly | 59.21 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiao Liuyang | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.79 | 5 Q | 2:07.70 | 7 Q | 2:06.65 | 6 |
| Liu Zige | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.63 | 4 Q | 2:07.18 | 4 Q | 2:04.59 | |
| Lu Ying | 50 m butterfly | 25.82 | 3 Q | 26.12 | =7 Q | 25.42 AS | |
| Lu Ying | 100 m butterfly | 58.93 | 12 Q | 58.67 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiu Yuhan | 100 m freestyle | 54.93 | 15 Q | 55.61 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiu Yuhan | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.38 | 14 Q | 1:59.20 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shao Yiwen | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.16 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shao Yiwen | 800 m freestyle | 8:29.71 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shen Duo | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.82 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Jinglin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.59 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Jinglin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.73 | 7 Q | 2:25.52 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Ye | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.49 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suo Ran | 50 m breaststroke | 31.70 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tang Yi | 50 m freestyle | 25.72 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tang Yi | 100 m freestyle | 54.21 | =6 Q | 54.09 | 8 Q | 54.27 | 7 |
| Xu Danlu | 800 m freestyle | 8:29.98 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Danlu | 1500 m freestyle | 16:05.59 | 8 Q | — | — | 16:00.44 | 5 |
| Ye Shiwen | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.20 | 2 Q | 2:09.12 | 2 Q | 2:10.48 | 4 |
| Ye Shiwen | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.93 | =3 Q | — | — | 4:38.51 | 7 |
| Yin Fan | 50 m freestyle | 25.87 | =30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Wenqing | 400 m freestyle | 4:14.66 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Wenqing | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.40 | 12 Q | 2:11.34 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhao Jing | 50 m backstroke | 27.81 | 2 Q | 27.87 | 4 Q | 27.29 | |
| Zhou Yanxin | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.99 | 13 Q | 1:00.85 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Xinyi Pang Jiaying Qiu Yuhan Wang Haibing | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.29 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guo Junjun Qiu Yuhan Shao Yiwen Ye Shiwen Zhang Wenqing* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:52.50 | 1 Q | — | — | 7:49.79 | 4 |
| Fu Yuanhui Lu Ying Sun Ye Tang Yi | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.39 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:57.30 | 4 |

## Synchronized swimming

China has qualified the following synchronized swimmers.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Huang Xuechen | Solo free routine | 95.280 | 2 Q | 95.720 | |
| Huang Xuechen | Solo technical routine | 95.100 | 2 Q | 95.500 | |
| Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Duet free routine | 95.080 | 2 Q | 95.350 | |
| Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Duet technical routine | 94.800 | 2 Q | 94.900 | |

## Water polo
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Ge Weiqing
* Tan Feihu
* Liang Zhongxing
* Jiang Bin
* Guo Junliang
* Pan Ning
* Li Bin
* Wang Yang
* Xie Junmin
* Zhang Jian
* Zhang Chufeng
* Liang Nianxiang
* Wu Honghui

#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 3 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 0 |
| 22 July 2013 17:30 | Report | Hungary | 13–5 | China | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Mellirar (RSA) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Mellirar (RSA) |||
| 22 July 2013 17:30 | Report | Szivós 5 | Goals | five players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Mellirar (RSA) |
| 24 July 2013 12:10 | Report | China | 7–9 | Australia | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 455 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Abramović (MNE) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 455 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Abramović (MNE) |||
| 24 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Zhang Jian 2 | Goals | Howden 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 455 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Abramović (MNE) |
| 26 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Serbia | 16–9 | China | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 350 Referees: Williams (NZL), Moller (ARG) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 350 Referees: Williams (NZL), Moller (ARG) |||
| 26 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Mitrović 4 | Goals | three players 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 350 Referees: Williams (NZL), Moller (ARG) |

#### Round of 16

| 28 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Italy | 11–3 | China | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |||
| 28 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Giorgetti 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Yang Jun
* Teng Fei
* Liu Ping
* Sun Yujun
* He Jin
* Sun Yating
* Song Donglun
* Xu Lu
* Mei Xiaohan
* Ma Huanhuan
* Zhang Cong
* Xia Qun
* Wang Ying

#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 0 |
| 21 July 2013 12:10 | Report | China | 17–2 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 21 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Ma Huanhuan 5 | Goals | L. Keet, M. Keet 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 23 July 2013 10:50 | Report | Australia | 14–5 | China | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |||
| 23 July 2013 10:50 | Report | McGhie 3 | Goals | Liu Ping 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |
| 25 July 2013 20:10 | Report | China | 13–5 | New Zealand | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Cardenuto (BRA), Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Cardenuto (BRA), Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 25 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Sun Yujun, Song Donglun 3 | Goals | Myles 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Cardenuto (BRA), Littlejohn (GBR) |

#### Round of 16

| 27 July 2013 12:10 | Report | China | 10–11 | Netherlands | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Bender (GER), Flahive (AUS) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Bender (GER), Flahive (AUS) |||
| 27 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Ma Huanhuan 4 | Goals | Smit, Klaassen 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Bender (GER), Flahive (AUS) |