Li Bingjie (Chinese: 李冰洁, born 3 March 2002) is a Chinese swimmer. She is the world record holder in the short course 400 metre freestyle. She is also the Asian record holder in the long course 400 metre freestyle as well as the short course 1500 metre freestyle.
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Born | (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 20)[1] Baoding, Hebei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, in Hawaii, United States, Bingjie won gold medals in the 200 metre freestyle with a 1:58.23, 400 metre freestyle with a 4:07.52, and the 800 metre freestyle with a 8:28.12.[2]
Bingjie competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, winning two silver medals and a bronze. In 2018, she competed in the World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou and won a bronze medal in the Women's 400 meter freestyle. She added a gold medal in the women's 4 x 200 meter relay, swimming the first leg.[3][4][5] In the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Li won her first gold title in the 200m Women's Freestyle with a time of 1:56.74.[6]
In 2021, Bingjie won the bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 4:01.08, finishing 4.39 seconds behind gold medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia.[7] She was also a gold medalist in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, splitting a 1:55.30 for the anchor leg of the relay to help set a new world record of 7:40.33.[8]
On 27 October 2022, at the 2022 Chinese National Swimming Championships, Bingjie won the gold medal in the short course 400 metre freestyle with a world record time of 3:51.30, lowering the former record of 3:53.92 set by Ariarne Titmus in 2018 by 2.62 seconds.[9][10] The following day, she set a new Asian record and Chinese record in the 1500 metre freestyle with a time of 15:41.80 and a new Chinese record in the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:51.25.[10]
Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50 m freestyle | 26.47 | 2019 Champions Swim Series | 28 April 2019 | |
100 m freestyle | 54.78 | 2021 Chinese National Swimming Championships | 5 May 2021 | |
200 m freestyle | 1:56.64 | 2021 Chinese National Swimming Championships | 4 May 2021 | |
400 m freestyle | 4:01.08 | 2020 Summer Olympics | 26 July 2021 | NR, AS |
800 m freestyle | 8:15.46 | 2017 World Championships | 29 July 2017 | Former AS |
1500 m freestyle | 15:52.87 | 2017 National Games of China | 1 September 2017 | |
400 m individual medley | 4:55.25 | 2016-2017 Div 1 Age Group Swimming | 18 June 2016 |
Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50 m freestyle | 26.29 | 2018 World Cup | 18 November 2018 | |
100 m freestyle | 54.95 | 2017 World Cup | 18 November 2017 | |
200 m freestyle | 1:51.25 | 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships | 28 October 2022 | NR |
400 m freestyle | 3:51.30 | 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships | 27 October 2022 | WR |
800 m freestyle | 8:02:90 | 2021 World Championships | 18 December 2021 | |
1500 m freestyle | 15:41.80 | 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships | 28 October 2022 | AS, NR |
50 m butterfly | 28.92 | 2016 World Cup | 30 September 2016 | |
100 m butterfly | 1:02.41 | 2016 World Championships | 6 December 2016 | |
200 m individual medley | 2:14.94 | 2016 World Cup | 30 September 2016 | |
400 m individual medley | 4:40.03 | 2016 World Championships | 6 December 2016 |
No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Status | Ref |
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1 | 4×200 m freestyle | 7:40.33 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 29 July 2021 | Former | [8] |
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1 | 400 m freestyle | 3:51.30 | 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships | Beijing | 27 October 2022 | Current | [9][10] |
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Preceded by | Women's 400-metre freestyle world record-holder (short course) 27 October 2022 – present |
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World Short Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle | |
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World Short Course Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle | |
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World short course champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay | |
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