World Championship swimmer Ning Zetao of China has made it to the semifinal round of the men's 100-meter freestyle at the ongoing 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.

Ning clocked 48:57 to rank 14^th in the heats with Kyle Chalmers of Australia finishing with the best time of 47:90. The Chinese swimming sensation expressed satisfaction with the result and said he hopes to try his best in the semifinal round, Xinhua reported.

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Ning is seeking his maiden Olympic gold medal. He was phenomenal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where he won the gold medals in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle.

He was also part of the Chinese national swimming team that won the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay and 4 x 100-meter medley relay competitions at the Pancontinental multi-sport event two years ago.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old Yu Hexin failed to make it to the semifinals. The young Chinese swimmer ranked 25^th having a time of 48:87.

The 2015 World Championships bronze medalist Zhang Yufei of China made the women's 200-meter butterfly semis, as Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain clocked the fastest in 2:06:64.

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, who just grabbed two gold medals in the women's 100m backstroke and 400m individual medley, abandoned the heats to focus on the women's 200m individual medley final, bidding for her triple gold.

According to Sina, China's Mao Feilian and Li Xiang made the semifinal of the men's 200m breaststroke, with a time of 2:09:80 and 2:10:17 respectively, while Anton Chupkov of Russia ranked first, clocking in 2:07:93.

Britain made the final of the men's 4x200m freestyle relay, followed by the United States and Russia. 

TagsNing Zetao, FINA, world aquatics championships, Rio Olympics 2016, 2014 Asian Games