The Chinese swimming team is about to start the preparation of the new Olympic cycle. Olympic champions Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Wang Shun and others revealed in an interview that after a period of rest, their physical condition has recovered well and will play the first battle of the Paris Olympic cycle in this season's Swimming World Championships. At present, the Chinese swimming team has completed the replacement of the old and the new, including Yan Zibei, Xu Jiayu, Fu Yuanhui, Liu Xiang and other famous players have faded out of the main team lineup, replaced by Zhang Yufei, Wang Jian Jiahe, Li Bingjie and other young players. As the two leading figures of the team, the performance of Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun has touched the hearts of countless netizens.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese swimming team had gold medals in the women's butterfly, freestyle relay, mixed relay and medley events, and the overall results far exceeded the Rio Olympic Games. However, the performance of the young players was not satisfactory, which also made many people deeply worried about the depth of the bench of the Chinese swimming team. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the core figure of the women's team is still the butterfly champion Zhang Yufei, and the men's team has a talent gap. Veteran Wang Shun won the gold medal in the 200m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics, but at the age of 28, it is difficult to guarantee that his competitive state will still be at the top of the world two years later.
In previous Olympic Games, the Chinese swimming men's team has had leaders. From Wu Peng at the Beijing Olympics, to Sun Yang at the London and Rio Olympics, to Xu Jiayu at the Tokyo Olympics, they all played the role of spiritual leaders. However, entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the Chinese swimming team only has Wang Shun alone in the men's single event with the strength to rush gold. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese swimming men's team may once again fall into a trough. Unlike the men's team, which is leaderless, the women's team is in the top three in the world.
In the butterfly event, Zhang Yufei has the trump card, and in the freestyle event, Li Bingjie and Wang Jian Jiahe join forces, and these athletes are the main gold points of the Chinese team at the Paris Olympic Games. Looking forward to the 2022 season, Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun both said that they would travel lightly, the aura of the Olympic champion has become a thing of the past, and the most important thing at the moment is to prepare seriously and strive to stand on the highest podium in the World Championships. Interestingly, the two Chinese swimmers also deliberately shared their learning routines with everyone on social platforms.
Zhang Yufei recommended the book "Murphy's Law" to everyone, she said that it was this book that helped her through that low trough and has always inspired her to chase her goals. Wang Shun revealed to everyone that he has been learning English in the recent period. Some netizens joked, "It is estimated that it is to prepare for the award speech in English after winning the World Championships"! Previously, Malone's interview in english during the competition became a topic of discussion. I believe that soon after, the audience can also see Wang Shun frantically showing English in front of the camera.
(Luo Treasurer)