Chinese Swimmers Leave for Moscow to Compete in Short-Course Worlds

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Chinese Swimmers Leave for Moscow to Compete in Short-Course Worlds

Chinese swimmers left Beijing Thursday for Moscow to compete in the upcoming world short-course swimming championships slated there April 3-7.

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Chinese swimmers left Beijing Thursday for Moscow to compete in the upcoming world short-course swimming championships slated there April 3-7.

World champion Luo Xuejuan and world record holder Qi Hui led the 21-strong team for the bi-yearly short-course event.

Luo, who claimed two titles in women's 50 meters and 100m breaststroke events at last year's (long-course) world championships in Fukuoka, will compete in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events.

However, the 18-year-old who has suffered from stomachache and insomnia for over a month, admitted she is not in her peak form but vowed to win a title. "It's my first short-course world championships. Though I'm not in my best form, I will do my best to take a gold medal," she said.

The versatile Qi will have her eyes on the 200m and 100m breaststroke events, giving up her speciality of individual medleyevents. She won a bronze in the 200m individual medley in Fukuoka.

Defending champions Chen Hua in women's 400m freestyle and YangYu in women's 200m freestyle will also show up in the five-day event.

The Chinese team:

Men: Yu Rui, Liu Yu, Chen Zuo, Yu Cheng, Xie Xufeng, Zheng Shibin, Zeng Qiliang, Zhao LIfeng, Chen Lei, Cheng Hao;

Women: Luo Xuejuan, Qi Hui, Yang Yu, Chen Hua, Xu Yanwei, Zhu Yingwen, Zhan Shu, Zheng Xi, Tang Jingzhi, Zhang Yan, Li Hui.

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