536名游泳爱好者成功挑战吉尼斯纪录 Swimmers in Shanxi set Guinness World Record

 A group of 536 swimmers from all over the country recently set a new Guinness World Record in the water in Yuncheng, North China's Shanxi province.  

The swimmers, dressed in red(红色 hóngsè) and yellow(黄色 huángsè), created the pattern of a huge Five-starred Red Flag while floating(漂浮 piāofú) on the city's Salt Lake and held the pose(姿势 zīshì) for two minutes.

The activity was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest flag pattern made up of people on the water.

"I am quite excited to join in the activity," Xu Meijuan, a swimmer from South China's Guangdong province told the local media. "It is a good chance to enjoy the famous Salt Lake and express(表达 biǎodá) my love of my motherland(祖国 zǔguó)."

General sports vocabulary 常用运动词汇:

[yóuyǒng] 游泳 swimming

[yǔmáo qiú] 羽毛球 badminton

[bàngqi] 棒球 baseball

[lán qiú] 篮球 basketball

[zú qiú] 足球 football

[gāo'ěrfū] 高尔夫 golf

[tǐcāo] 体操 gymnastics

[qūgùn qiú] 曲棍球 hockey

[pǎobù] 跑步 jogging

[huáxuě] 滑雪 skiing

[pīngpāng qiú] 乒乓球 table tennis

[wǎngqiú] 网球tennis

[páiqiú] 排球 volleyball