On this day 68 years ago, on May 1, 1957 (April 2, 1957), Qi Lieyun broke the swimming world record. Qi Lieyun, the first athlete in our country to break the swimming world record, was born in 1934. Chinese swimmer. On May 1, 1957, he broke the world record of 1:12.7 in the 100-meter breaststroke held by Czechoslovak athlete Svozil with a time of 1:11.6. He is the first athlete in our country to break the swimming world record.