Pan Zhanle

Pan Zhanle (潘展乐, born 4 August 2004) is a Chinese swimmer.

On 16 February 2024, he won the 100 metre freestyle at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. A few days before, he became the world record holder in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 46.80. He has been the Asian record holder in the 100-metre freestyle since May 2023.

He competed in the 100-metre freestyle at the 2022 FINA SC World Championships in Melbourne and broke the Asian record in the event with a time of 45.77, finishing tied sixth.

In 2023, SwimSwam magazine described Pan as being the first swimmer in history to have all three achievements of reaching sub-22 seconds in the 50 m freestyle, a time of under 47 seconds in the 100 m freestyle, and also reaching a time of under 1:45 in the 200 m freestyle.

According to his latest weibo post (on Feb 29, 2024), his height is currently 189.5 cm and his arm span is 190.5 cm.

Short course (25-meter pool)
Key: NR = National Record ; AS = Asian Record

Short course (25 m)
Key: NR = National Record ; AS = Asian Record ; WJ = World Junior Record; WR = World Record ; h = heats; sf = semifinal ; r = Relay