BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China took the women's 200 meters freestyle relay with a half-lap lead at the Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open here on Friday morning.
The Chinese swimmers touched the wall first in eight minutes 9.50 seconds, leaving Germany and Republic of Korea trailing in distant second and third.
Germany clocked 8:17:75 with ROK timing 8:31:37.
Xu Yanwei, a veteran swimmer in the Chinese team, told reporters that they felt satisfied with their performance.
"We only tried the pool yesterday and it wasn't easy to win here," Xu said.
The Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open, which opened on Thursday, served as a test of the venue ahead of the Olympics.
The event attracted few world-class swimmers as the United States and Australia, two world powerhouses in the sport, only sent observers to the event.
