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A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

Excellent women are not afraid to marry, but they are afraid to pick and choose, they have become the so-called leftover women, how to find their true love, the former "swimming goddess" Luo Xuejuan will give you the answer.

Speaking of Luo Xuejuan, the post-80s generation must be no stranger, at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Luo Xuejuan, who was only 20 years old, won the women's 100m breaststroke championship with a time of 1:06.64, and set a new Olympic record in this event, winning back the only swimming gold medal in that Olympic Games for China, and because of her pure appearance, she also enjoyed the title of "swimming goddess".

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

However, on January 29, 2007, just three days after Luo Xuejuan's 23rd birthday, the Olympic champion and five-time world gold medalist announced his retirement, finally failing to realize his dream of competing in the Beijing Olympics. It is reported that at the end of 2006, Luo Xuejuan underwent minimally invasive heart surgery, but her recovery was not satisfactory, and the doctor even said that even her life could not be guaranteed if she continued training, and she could die suddenly at any time. In this extremely harsh situation, the "Chinese frog queen" had to say goodbye to her beloved pool.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

It is worth mentioning that Luo Xuejuan's emotional experience is quite rich and has also attracted much attention from the outside world. When she was an athlete, she was fiercely pursued by the "Japanese frog king" Kitajima Yasuke, the two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and in the 2002 Busan Asian Games, Kitajima Yasuke directly confessed to Luo Xuejuan with the Chinese "I love you", but unfortunately did not fall intentionally, the flowing water was ruthless, Luo Xuejuan was not impressed by him, and since then she has repeatedly said in public that she and Kitajima are just very good friends. Although the confession failed, Kitajima Yasuke's concern for Luo Xuejuan did not decrease, and after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke at the Athens Olympics, he sincerely wished Luo Xuejuan to win the women's breaststroke 100m competition. And Luo Xuejuan's game, Kitajima Yasuke sat in the stands to cheer for the "angel" in his heart.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

At that time, many Chinese netizens said that it was a pity that Kitajima was Japanese, otherwise these two frog king frogs in the world swimming at that time might really have become a good story across borders.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

Luo Xuejuan once said, "I must have such a standard when looking for a boyfriend, although the brave must be, but he must be a strong person, and I will not coquette with a weak person." In 2005, Luo Xuejuan had a brief relationship with national badminton player Bao Chunlai, but in the end it failed to achieve positive results, perhaps in her heart, Bao Chunlai, who was known as the "second oldest in a thousand years" because she was suppressed by Lin Dan for a long time, was not strong enough.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

Many netizens think that after retiring, Luo Xuejuan will not find a very rich husband like Fu Mingxia and Guo Jingjing, the predecessors of Olympic champions in the swimming world, so as to marry into a wealthy husband and godson and live a luxurious life.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese
A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

However, women are transmuted, because the strong Bao Chunlai did not reach the absolute first, the absolute strong Kitajima Yasuke is Japanese, Luo Xuejuan did not fall into the pursuit of perfection, but her pursuit must be true love. In July 2016, 32-year-old Luo Xuejuan announced her marriage, and to everyone's surprise, her husband was a very ordinary person, said to be an ordinary "office worker" 10 years older than her. However, Luo Xuejuan, who has passed the threshold of thirty years old, has obviously found her emotional home, she gave birth to a boy in 2017, and in January 2019, she gave birth to a daughter, and now she has both children and enjoys family happiness.

A Chinese swimming goddess who almost married a Japanese

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