Youth swimming championships end in Shenyang

Two swimmers go for victory at the 2019 National Youth Swimming Championships and the National Youth Games qualifying matches in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on May 13. The event ran from May 6 to 13 at Liaoning Swimming Hall, with the participation of 53 teams including 1,411 athletes and coaches from across the country. Guangdong Province won a total of 11 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 10 bronze medals respectively, ranking it first on the gold medal list and the overall medal list. [Photo by Yu Haiyang/Chinanews.com]

A graceful arc is created as swimmers leap into the pool during the championships in Shenyang. [Photo by Yu Haiyang/Chinanews.com]

Backstrokers fight for dominance during the competition in Shenyang [Photo by Yu Haiyang/Chinanews.com]