On this day, 37 years ago, on September 19, 1988 (August 9, 1988 lunar calendar), Zhuang Yong won the first Olympic swimming medal for our country. On September 19, 1988, the outstanding performance of the Chinese female swimmer made the Chinese here a little overjoyed. The rookie Zhuang Yong won the runner-up in the women's 100-meter freestyle final and became the first Chinese swimmer to win an Olympic swimming medal. Her time was 55.47 seconds, which refreshed the best time in Asia that she just created on the 18th. The winner of the women's 100-meter freestyle was Otto, a famous player from the Democratic Republic of Germany, with a time of 54.93 seconds; Plewinski of France won the bronze medal with a time of 55.49 seconds.