Xie Yichen

Xie Yichen
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2010-08-01) 1 August 2010 (age 16)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  China
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Dakar50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Dakar100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2026 Dakar100 m freestyle
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Ahmedabad200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2025 Ahmedabad400 m medley
Gold medal – first place2025 Ahmedabad4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2025 Ahmedabad4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2025 Ahmedabad4×100 m mixed freestyle

Xie Yichen (Chinese: 谢以忱; born 1 August 2010) is a Chinese swimmer.

Career

In October 2025, Yichen competed at the 2025 Asian Aquatics Championships and won gold medals in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:59.97 and the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:19.34. He also won gold medals in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay events. He set an Asian Aquatics Championships record in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with a time of 3:29.25.

In October 2026, during the Chinese Championships, he set an Asian record and Chinese record in the 4×100 metre medley relay with a time of 3:36.00. The next month he represented China at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:01.03. This was China's first gold medal in swimming of the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. He then won a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 28.13 seconds. He also won a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 50.18 seconds.

References

  1. ↑ "狂揽7金！绍兴15岁小将谢以忱实力逆天". tidenews.com (in Chinese). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Veteran Olympic Medalist Xu Jiayu Lowers Days-Old SCM 100 Backstroke Asian Record". SwimSwam. 27 October 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026年达喀尔青奥会：林益磊创造奥运武术历史，谢以忱夺得中国游泳首金". Olympics.com (in Chinese). 4 November 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "中国青年展示风采通过青奥会增进理解". sohu.com (in Chinese). 5 November 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  5. ↑ "谢以忱摘得达喀尔青奥会男子100米自由泳银牌". sohu.com (in Chinese). 3 November 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.