Taiwan’s He Pin-li (???) finished first in the women’s 200-meter bi fins finals at the 2022 Finswimming World Championships in Columbia on Thursday, bagging a gold medal for Taiwan for the first time in the international tournament.

The 26-year-old clocked 1 minute, 46.67 seconds in the event, edging Slovak Zuzana Hraskova (1:46.94) and Ukrainian Iryna Pikiner (1:47.32).

The swimmer’s achievement gave Taiwan its first gold medal in the history of the Finswimming World Championships, according to Taiwan’s Sports Administration.

On Thursday, He came close to a podium finish in the women’s 100m bi fins finals, when she finished fourth in a time of 48.40 seconds at the tournament in Cali, Colombia.

Her results at the 2022 Finswimming World Championships are a step up from her performance at the recently concluded Birmingham 2022 World Games in the United States, where she placed fifth in the Women’s bi fins 50m on July 8, and sixth in the 100m on July 9.

In a statement, the Sports Administration said He’s admirable results at the 2022 Finswimming World Championships were achieved though rigorous training on a daily basis.

The swimmer has received a congratulatory message from President Tsai Ing-wen (???) on her gold medal win, according to the Sports Administration.

The 2022 World Finswimming Championship is being held July 18-23 in Cali, Colombia.

Last year, it was held in Tomsk, Russia, where He won a silver medal in the women’s 400m bi fins event.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel