Wang Jianjiahe wins women's 400m freestyle gold in China swim meet

Local favorite Wang Jianjiahe stormed to victory in the women's 400m freestyle at the Chinese Autumn Swimming Championships on Friday.

The 17-year-old, who took bronze in the 1,500m freestyle at this year's FINA World Swimming Championships, and was a triple winner at China's Youth Games last month, clocked a time of 4:08.35 to seal the win.

Zhang Yufei snatched gold in the women's 100m butterfly in 57.82, beating 14-year-old Wang Yichun into second.

In the men's 100m breaststroke, Wang Lizhuo won in 1:00.03, and the Zhejiang team topped the men's 4x100m freestyle relay with a time of 3:19.39.

Held from September 4 to 12, the championship is considered a rehearsal for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with a format mirroring that of the Olympics.

A total of 522 swimmers are taking part in the meet, with 278 male and 244 female participants across 25 teams.