After the 2025 Tour of the Mediterranean Swimming Championships first stop 200 self-styled, He Shibei won the first international championship this year

The first stop of the three-stop 2025 Tour of the Mediterranean Swimming Championships (Mare Nostrum) was staged in Monaco on the 17th local time, and the Olympic medalist He Shibei of the Hong Kong team of China reached the women's 200m freestyle final. Another Hong Kong athlete, Zhao Haojun, swam 2:13.14 in the men's 200m breaststroke to win the silver medal.

He Shibei

On the 17th, the first stop of the 2025 Tour of the Mediterranean Swimming Championships in Monaco was staged on the first day of the event, Zhao Haojun, who swam 2 minutes 14.43 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke preliminary round, led the debut in the A-level finals, completed the first 100 meters in 1 minute 04.06 seconds, and rose to second after turning into the pool, trying to catch up with Russian swimmer Kirill Prigoda, Zhao Haojun stayed in second place in the last 50 meters, and touched the wall in 2 minutes 13.14 seconds to win the silver medal for the Hong Kong team.

Zhao Haojun (first from left) won the silver medal in the men's 200m breaststroke

He Shibei appeared later in the women's 200m freestyle final. This is the first time He Shibei has participated in the international competition this year, and the result is that she easily swam 2 minutes 01.80 seconds in the preliminary round and advanced to the A-level finals in 3rd place overall.

He Shibei was ranked 3rd in the final, facing a group of "post-00" swimmers, He Shibei has been slightly brought out in the first 50 meters, and completed the 100 meters in 56.71 seconds, He Shibei gradually opened the advantage, and the result was the first swim in 1 minute 56.45 seconds, winning the first international gold medal this year. In addition, Lin Kaiqiao competed in the women's 400m medley and swam 5:06.25 in the end, finishing in 8th place.