Zhier Fan
{{Short description|American swimmer}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|04|12}}[https://www.fina.org/athletes/1332595/zhier-fan "Zhier Fan"]. FINA. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
| birth_place = Plano, Texas, United States
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| club = Metroplex Aquatics Club (2010–2021)
| collegeteam = Stanford University
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Zhier Fan (born April 12, 2004) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a world junior record holder in the 4×50-meter mixed medley relay. At the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, he won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke, 4×100-meter medley relay, 4×100-meter mixed medley relay, and won the B-final of the 200-meter breaststroke.
Background
Fan swam competitively for Metroplex Aquatics from the age of six until his graduation from high school in 2021. Fan attends Stanford University and competes collegiately for Stanford Cardinal.[https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-swimming-and-diving/roster/zhier-fan/19571 "2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster: Zhier Fan"]. Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
Career
=2021 Swimming World Cup=
At the first stop of the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup circuit, the first weekend of October in Berlin, Germany, Fan set a personal best time of 2:06.06 in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke, finishing 0.69 seconds behind bronze medalist Fabian Schwingenschlögl of Germany.FINA (October 3, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115000F0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022. He also set a world junior record in the final of 4×50-meter mixed medley relay, contributing a time of 26.79 seconds for the 50-meter breaststroke portion of the relay to help win the silver with a time of 1:41.55.FINA (October 3, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115000F0305F604FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.Hart, Torrey (October 3, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/americans-hit-world-junior-record-in-mixed-4x50-medley-relay-in-berlin/ "Americans Hit World Junior Record In Mixed 4×50 Medley Relay In Berlin"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.Sampl, Emily (October 3, 2021). [https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2021/10/03/u.s.-closes-berlin-leg-of-fina-swimming-world-cup-with-19-medals "U.S. Closes Berlin Leg of FINA Swimming World Cup With 19 Medals"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022.Gordillo, Jim (October 5, 2021). [https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/2021/10/05/bloomingtons-kristina-paegle-medals-world-cup-swim-meet/5998471001/ "Bloomington's Paegle medals at World Cup swim meet"]. The Herald-Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022. The following stop, conducted the following week at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, he placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 57.91 seconds, which was 0.20 seconds slower than bronze medalist Andrius Šidlauskas of Lithuania.FINA (October 7, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500100103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022. In the 200-meter breaststroke, he won the bronze medal with a time of 2:06.18, finishing 4.11 seconds behind gold medalist Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands.FINA (October 9, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500100103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022. For the 4×50-meter mixed medley relay, he improved upon his split time from the previous stop, lowering the time to a 26.75, and helping win the gold medal in a new world junior record time of 1:41.21.FINA (October 9, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500100305F604FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Fastest Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022.Sagendorph, Kyle (October 9, 2021). [https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2021/10/09/u.s.-posts-world-junior-record-american-record-and-10-medals-on-final-nigh-of-fina-swimming-world-cup-budapest "U.S. Posts World Junior Record, American Record and 10 Medals on Final Night of FINA Swimming World Cup Budapest Leg"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
Two months later, Fan won the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2021 Winter Junior National Championships edition West, held in December in Austin, Texas, with a personal best time of 1:52.92 that set a new Championships record in the event.De George, Matthew (December 11, 2021). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/speedo-winter-nationals-zhier-fan-sets-west-meet-mark-in-200-breast-at-152/ "Speedo Winter Nationals: Zhier Fan Sets West Meet Mark in 200 Breast at 1:52"]. Swimming World. Retrieved February 10, 2023. He also helped place thirty-first in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:06.03, splitting a 45.33 for the second leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (December 11, 2021). [https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/speedo-winter-juniors/2021-speedo-winter-junior-championships-west.pdf "2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West: Results"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
=2022 US International Team Trials=
In April 2022, at the USA Swimming International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Fan swam a personal best time of 1:00.64 in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter breaststroke, qualifying for the final where he went on to place eighth in 1:01.38, won the b-final of the 50-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 28.07 seconds, placed eighth in the c-final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a 2:30.20, and placed 22nd in the 200-meter individual medley with a 2:03.46.USA Swimming (April 30, 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001170001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf "2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Results Book"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved September 16, 2022. Per his results in the 100-meter breaststroke, USA Swimming named him to the roster for the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the event.[https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/intl-junior-events/2022-junior-pan-pacific-championships-roster.pdf?sfvrsn=c1670932_4 "2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships U.S. Roster - Version 2"]. USA Swimming. 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
=2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships=
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{{MedalGold| 4×100 m mixed medley | 3:46.83 (CR) }}
{{MedalGold| 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.74 }}
{{MedalGold| 4×100 m medley | 3:36.65 (CR) }}
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The first day of competition at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, contested at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu beginning August 24, Fan won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter mixed medley relay, helping finish in a new Championships record time of 3:46.83 by splitting a 1:00.76 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.Penland, Spencer (August 25, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/u-s-clips-junior-pan-pacs-record-in-mixed-4x100-medley-diehl-splits-53-42-back/ "U.S. Clips Junior Pan Pacs Record In Mixed 4×100 Medley, Diehl Splits 53.42 Back"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.Sagendorph, Kyle (August 25, 2022). [https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/08/25/u.s.-opens-junior-pan-pacs-with-six-titles-four-meet-records "U.S. Opens Junior Pan Pacs With Six Titles, Four Meet Records"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved September 16, 2022. On the second day, he won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.74, finishing 0.61 seconds ahead of silver medalist Yamato Okadome of Japan and 1.04 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Nicholas Mahabir of Singapore.De George, Matthew (August 25, 2022). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news//news/junior-pan-pacs-day-2-finals-flynn-southam-outduels-thomas-heilman-in-100-free// "Junior Pan Pacs – Day 2 Finals: Flynn Southam Dazzles In 100 Freestyle; Erin Gemmell Pops Dynamite Relay Split"]. Swimming World. Retrieved September 16, 2022.[https://www.npr.com.ng/japan-usa-earn-8-medals-each-on-day-2-of-2022-junior-pan-pacs-more-news-headlines/ "Japan, USA Earn 8 Medals Each on Day 2 of 2022 Junior Pan Pacs & More News Headlines"]. npr.com.ng. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022. Two days later, and the final day of competition, he started competition in the evening finals session by winning the b-final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:14.30.Hy-Tek (August 27, 2022). [http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/Jr%20PanPacs/2022/ "2022 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results"]. swmeets.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022. For his final event, he and finals relay teammates Daniel Diehl (backstroke), Thomas Heilman (butterfly), and Kaii Winkler (freestyle) set a Championships record of 3:26.65 and won the gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, with Fan contributing a time of 1:01.52 for the 100-meter breaststroke portion of relay.Penland, Spencer (August 28, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/heilman-throws-down-51-71-fly-split-as-u-s-breaks-4x100-medley-jr-pan-pac-record/ "Heilman Throws Down 51.71 Fly Split As U.S. Breaks 4×100 Medley Jr Pan Pac Record"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 16, 2022.[https://www.times-news.com/sports/local_sports/diehl-helps-set-4x100-freestyle-world-junior-record/article_03d897f2-271f-11ed-9f9b-ebe370cd9183.html "Diehl helps set 4x100 freestyle world junior record"]. Cumberland Times-News. August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
=2022–2023: Freshman collegiate season=
In January 2023, in a dual meet against the Arizona State Sun Devils, Fan achieved a duo of second-place finishes, one in the 100-yard breaststroke with a personal best time of 52.63 seconds and one in the 4×50-yard medley relay with relay teammates Leon MacAlister (backstroke), Andrey Minakov (butterfly), and Luke Maurer (freestyle).Stanford Cardinal (January 20, 2023). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230210041845/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/01/20/hard-fought-dual "Hard Fought Dual"]. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2023. For his second of two individual breaststroke events at the meet, he finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:56.33.Dakers, Alex (January 21, 2023). [https://stanforddaily.com/2023/01/21/duel-in-the-desert-part-one-mens-swim-dive-finally-fall/ "Duel in the desert part one: Men's swim & dive finally fall"]. The Stanford Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2023. He was the fastest Stanford Cardinal swimmer in each of his breaststroke events. At the dual meet against the USC Trojans in early February, he improved upon his placings in both of his breaststroke events, winning the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 53.08 seconds and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:56.93.Dakers, Alex (February 8, 2023). [https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/08/mens-swimming-diving-celebrates-senior-day-with-win-over-trojans/ "Men's swimming and diving celebrates senior day with win over Trojans"]. The Stanford Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2023. For the final dual meet of the season, against the California Golden Bears on February 18, he placed second in both the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke.[https://gostanford.com/news/2023/2/18/mens-swimming-diving-card-falls-to-california.aspx "Card Falls to California"]. Stanford Cardinal. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
==2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships==
Launching into his first collegiate championships season at the 2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships, with competition contested at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, Fan was disqualified with his relay teammates in the 4×50-yard medley relay in the first finals session, on March 1.Hy-Tek (March 1, 2023). [http://results.teamunify.com/pnws2/meets/PAC12M-2023/?_ga=2.69444121.862508267.1650989788-1178540350.1635270747 "Meet Results: 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions"]. teamunify.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.[https://gostanford.com/news/2023/3/1/mens-swimming-diving-day-one-done.aspx "Day One Done"]. Stanford Cardinal. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023. On the second day, he swam a personal best time of 1:44.87 in the preliminaries of the 200-yard individual medley and qualified for the c-final in the evening, where he went on to win the c-final in a personal best time of 1:44.09.[https://gostanford.com/news/2023/3/2/mens-swimming-diving-strong-second-day.aspx "Strong Second Day"]. Stanford Cardinal. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023. He lowered his personal best time in the 100-yard breaststroke the following day twice as well, first to a 52.50 in the preliminaries to qualify for the final ranking seventh, then to a 51.97 in the final to place fifth.Hy-Tek (March 3, 2023). [https://static.pac-12.com/sports/swimming-diving/2023%20Championships/MSWIM/March%203%20Results.pdf "2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Friday Finals"]. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2023.[https://admin.gostanford.com/news/2023/3/3/mens-swimming-diving-back-to-back-titles.aspx "Back-to-Back Titles"]. Stanford Cardinal. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023. The following, and final, day, he placed fifth in the b-final of the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:56.92.Hy-Tek (March 4, 2023). [https://static.pac-12.com/sports/swimming-diving/2023%20Championships/MSWIM/March%204%20Results.pdf "2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Saturday Finals"]. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.[https://gostanford.com/news/2023/3/4/mens-swimming-diving-third-at-pac-12-championships.aspx "Third at Pac-12 Championships"]. Stanford Cardinal. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Both the 51.97 and 1:56.92 were "B standard" 2023 NCAA Division I Championships qualifying times and were not fast enough to earn him a spot at the Championships (each team was limited to 18 swimmers and only the swimmers with "A standard" times automatically qualified for the competition).Pelshaw, Anya (November 16, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/what-will-it-take-to-qualify-for-the-2023-ncaa-division-i-championships/ "What Will it Take to Qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships?"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
International championships (50 m)
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| style="background:#ccccff| PACJ 2022 | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|1st (b) | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} |
Collegiate championships (25 yd)
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! Meet ! class="unsortable"|100 breaststroke ! class="unsortable"|200 breaststroke ! class="unsortable"|200 medley ! class="unsortable"|4×50 medley | ||||
| style="background:#ccccff"| Pac-12's 2023 | align="center"|5th | align="center"|5th (b) | align="center"|1st (c) | align="center"|DSQ |
Swimming World Cup circuits
The following medals Fan has won at Swimming World Cup circuits.[https://www.fina.org/athletes/1332595/zhier-fan/medals "Zhier Fan: Medals"]. FINA. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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| Edition | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total |
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| 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |
| Total | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |
Personal best times
=Long course meters (50 m pool)=
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| Event
! Time ! ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Ref |
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| 50 m breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 28.07 | b | 2022 US International Team Trials | April 28, 2022 |
| 100 m breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00.64 | h | 2022 US International Team Trials | April 29, 2022 |
Legend: h – preliminary heat; b – b-final
=Short course meters (25 m pool)=
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! Time ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Ref |
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| 100 m breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 57.91 | October 7, 2021 |
| 200 m breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 2:06.06 | October 3, 2021 |
=Short course yards (25 yd pool)=
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| Event
! Time ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Ref |
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| 100 yd breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 51.97 | 2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships | March 3, 2023 |
| 200 yd breaststroke
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:52.92 | 2021 Winter Junior US National Championships | December 11, 2021 |
| 200 yd individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:44.09 | 2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships | March 2, 2023 |
World records
=World junior records=
==Short course meters (25 m pool)==
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! Event ! Time ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Age ! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
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| 1
| 4×50 m mixed medley | style="text-align:center;" | 1:41.55 | October 3, 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 |
| 2
| 4×50 m mixed medley (2) | style="text-align:center;" | 1:41.21 | 2021 Swimming World Cup | October 9, 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 |
References
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