Zhier Fan
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Born | [2] Plano, Texas, United States | April 12, 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Metroplex Aquatics Club (2010–2021)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford University[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhier Fan (born April 12, 2004) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a world junior record holder in the 4×50-meter mixed medley relay. At the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, he won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter mixed medley relay, as well as winning the b-final of the 200-meter breaststroke.
Background
Fan attends Stanford University and competes collegiately for Stanford Cardinal.[1]
Career
2021–2022
2021 Swimming World Cup
At the first stop of the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup circuit, the first weekend of October in Berlin, Germany, Fan set a personal best time of 2:06.06 in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke, finishing 0.69 seconds behind bronze medalist Fabian Schwingenschlögl of Germany.[3] He also set a world junior record in the final of 4×50-meter mixed medley relay, contributing a time of 26.79 seconds for the 50-meter breaststroke portion of the relay to help win the silver with a time of 1:41.55.[4][5][6][7]
The following stop, conducted the following week at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Fan placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 57.91 seconds, which was 0.20 seconds slower than bronze medalist Andrius Šidlauskas of Lithuania.[8] In the 200-meter breaststroke, he won the bronze medal with a time of 2:06.18, finishing 4.11 seconds behind gold medalist Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands.[9] For the 4×50-meter mixed medley relay, he improved upon his split time from the previous stop, lowering the time to a 26.75, and helping win the gold medal in a new world junior record time of 1:41.21.[10][11]
2022 US International Team Trials
In April 2022, at the USA Swimming International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Fan swam a personal best time of 1:00.64 in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter breaststroke, qualifying for the final where he went on to place eighth in 1:01.38, won the b-final of the 50-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 28.07 seconds, placed eighth in the c-final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a 2:30.20, and placed 22nd in the 200-meter individual medley with a 2:03.46.[12] Per his results in the 100-meter breaststroke, USA Swimming named him to the roster for the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the event.[13]
2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
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4×100 m mixed medley | 3:46.83 (CR) |
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100 m breaststroke | 1:00.74 |
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4×100 m medley | 3:36.65 (CR) |
The first day of competition at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, contested at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu beginning August 24, Fan won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter mixed medley relay, helping finish in a new 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships#Championships records set time of 3:46.83 by splitting a 1:00.76 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.[14][15] On the second day, he won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.74, finishing 0.61 seconds ahead of silver medalist Yamato Okadome of Japan and 1.04 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Nicholas Mahabir of Singapore.[16][17] Two days later, and the final day of competition, he started competition in the evening finals session by winning the b-final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:14.30.[18] For his final event, he and finals relay teammates Daniel Diehl (backstroke), Thomas Heilman (butterfly), and Kaii Winkler (freestyle) set a Championships record of 3:26.65 and won the gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, with Fan contributing a time of 1:01.52 for the 100-meter breaststroke portion of relay.[19][20]
International championships (50 m)
Meet | 100 breaststroke | 200 breaststroke | 4×100 medley | 4×100 mixed medley |
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1st (b) | ![]() |
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Swimming World Cup circuits
The following medals Fan has won at Swimming World Cup circuits.[21]
Edition | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total |
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2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Personal best times
Long course meters (50 m pool)
Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Ref | |
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50 m breaststroke | 28.07 | b | 2022 US International Team Trials | Greensboro, North Carolina | April 28, 2022 | [12] |
100 m breststroke | 1:00.64 | h | 2022 US International Team Trials | Greensboro, North Carolina | April 29, 2022 | [12] |
Legend: h – preliminary heat; b – b-final
Short course meters (25 m pool)
Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Ref |
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100 m breaststroke | 57.91 | 2021 Swimming World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | October 7, 2021 | [8] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:06.06 | 2021 Swimming World Cup | Berlin, Germany | October 3, 2021 | [3] |
World records
World junior records
Short course meters (25 m pool)
No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Age | Ref |
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1 | 4×50 m mixed medley | 1:41.55 | 2021 Swimming World Cup | Berlin, Germany | October 3, 2021 | 17 | [4][5][6][7] |
2 | 4×50 m mixed medley (2) | 1:41.21 | 2021 Swimming World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | October 9, 2021 | 17 | [10][11] |
References
- ^ a b c "2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster: Zhier Fan". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Zhier Fan". FINA. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b FINA (October 3, 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b FINA (October 3, 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Hart, Torrey (October 3, 2021). "Americans Hit World Junior Record In Mixed 4×50 Medley Relay In Berlin". SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Sampl, Emily (October 3, 2021). "U.S. Closes Berlin Leg of FINA Swimming World Cup With 19 Medals". USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Gordillo, Jim (October 5, 2021). "Bloomington's Paegle medals at World Cup swim meet". The Herald-Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b FINA (October 7, 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ FINA (October 9, 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b FINA (October 9, 2021). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Fastest Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Sagendorph, Kyle (October 9, 2021). "U.S. Posts World Junior Record, American Record and 10 Medals on Final Night of FINA Swimming World Cup Budapest Leg". USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c USA Swimming (April 30, 2022). "2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships U.S. Roster - Version 2". USA Swimming. 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Penland, Spencer (August 25, 2022). "U.S. Clips Junior Pan Pacs Record In Mixed 4×100 Medley, Diehl Splits 53.42 Back". SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Sagendorph, Kyle (August 25, 2022). "U.S. Opens Junior Pan Pacs With Six Titles, Four Meet Records". USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ De George, Matthew (August 25, 2022). "Junior Pan Pacs – Day 2 Finals: Flynn Southam Dazzles In 100 Freestyle; Erin Gemmell Pops Dynamite Relay Split". Swimming World. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Japan, USA Earn 8 Medals Each on Day 2 of 2022 Junior Pan Pacs & More News Headlines". npr.com.ng. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Hy-Tek (August 27, 2022). "2022 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results". swmeets.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Penland, Spencer (August 28, 2022). "Heilman Throws Down 51.71 Fly Split As U.S. Breaks 4×100 Medley Jr Pan Pac Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Diehl helps set 4x100 freestyle world junior record". Cumberland Times-News. August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Zhier Fan: Medals". FINA. Retrieved September 16, 2022.