Team China is making a splash! 🌊 On Day 2 of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Beijing, Chinese artistic swimmers clinched three gold medals, keeping them atop the leaderboard with a total of six golds and one silver. 🇨🇳✨
The star of the day was 18-year-old Xu Huiyan, who achieved an incredible three-peat! 🏆 She secured the women's solo free title, adding to her victories in the solo technical and team technical events from the previous day. Xu dominated the competition with 33.5188 points, leaving Spain's Isabel Cui and the Netherlands' Marloes Steenbeek to take silver and bronze. 🥈🥉
\"The three gold medals really inspire me to forge ahead,\" Xu shared enthusiastically. \"I'm continuously improving through world-level events this year. For the women's duet free event tomorrow, I'll focus on the rhythm and teamwork with my partner.\" 💪💃
Isabel Cui, born in Spain to Chinese parents, was thrilled to compete in Beijing. \"I started practicing artistic swimming at eight years old, gradually increasing from three hours a week to three hours a day,\" she said. \"Competing at the Water Cube Olympic venue was so exciting! My relatives in China came to cheer me on.\" 🏊♀️❤️
With such stellar performances, Team China is definitely one to watch! Stay tuned for more exciting updates from the pool! 🎉🥳
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Team China win 3 golds on day 2 of Artistic Swimming World Cup
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