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At six, Zhang Zhanshuo was the youngest swimmer in a local competition and had barely begun learning the sport. At 19, he left the Asian Games 2026 with seven gold medals and a place in the record books.
Chinese freestyle swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on the final day of
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo has turned the 2026 Asian Games swimming pool into a showcase of individual brilliance, winning seven gold medals — the same number as Japan’s entire swimming gold-medal haul.