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Wen 丨 Recognize the big world
Editor丨Recognize the big world
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Do you know? Behind those glamorous female swimmers, there are actually many unknown "unbearable" insiders, not only need to keep the body white and smooth, but even after the competition, they have to endure severe pain to tear off the swimsuit.
But even in the face of such bitterness and pain, there are always some "Internet trolls" who have nothing to do, ignore the private efforts of athletes, and always smear them for unknown reasons.
There is such a female athlete, just because she dressed a little "explicit" during the competition, she was abused and accused by the "little sunspot", thinking that she was doing this to attract attention and win traffic.
She is a national first-class swimmer - Feng Jingshuang.
The sadness behind the athletes
Recently, the mainland's swimming program is in a state of talent blowout, and has achieved very brilliant achievements in international competitions.
Behind these progress and achievements, it is naturally inseparable from the hard work and dedication behind the athletes, it can be said that it is precisely because of their training day and night that they have brought one medal after another back to the motherland.
But in fact, friends who really understand professional swimming understand that although the swimmers we see on TV are bright and beautiful on the surface, in fact, behind the scenes that we can't see, they have also put in far more hardships and efforts for this sport than ordinary people can imagine.
When you turn a hobby into a career, you can no longer feel the joy of it, especially for female swimmers.
Although swimming is a very interesting thing for many people, for professional athletes, they need to be immersed in the pool for a long time, and all the swimmers we are familiar with have experienced swelling all over their bodies in the water, and even the fingerprints on their hands have been soaked.
And such hard work is only the tip of the iceberg, as a national professional swimmer, maintaining body shape is even more commonplace, once you embark on the road to professionalism, then basically all high-oil and high-sugar foods will be out of your reach. Swimmers are more demanding.
A professional athlete is not only not allowed to gain weight, but even to be too thin. Because the slightest factor in the water can lead to the serious consequences of losing the championship. And they also have to pay attention to their appearance, because behind them they represent the face of the whole country.
When we watch diving and swimming competitions on TV, we often have this question: why is every athlete always white and tender, is diving good for the skin?
The answer, of course, is no, because every time before competing, all female divers have to go through a painful "shaving" job. In this way, you can be presented on the world stage in the best possible condition.
As a professional national team diver, every move on the stage may be infinitely amplified, so before the competition, these athletes will even be arranged to train in physical etiquette, because only when their temperament and appearance are at their best, can they represent the national team.
But in fact, female divers "shave" before the competition not only because they have to pay attention to their own image, there are many reasons behind it.
The first is to ensure the best condition of the competition, because in the world-class competition stage, every athlete is the top, and the slightest resistance can lead to being overtaken by the opponent.
The second is to protect your own safety. Body hair is often an important place for viruses and bacteria to be stored in people, if it accidentally affects the water quality, then changing the water will be a huge project, because professional swimming and diving venues often have very high requirements for water quality.
Do you think that's all you have to do as a diver? Then you are wrong.
Strict clothing requirements
In addition to the strict requirements in daily training, a professional female diver is also very strict with the requirements for clothing, because they must show their full body lines to the judges and spectators. Although it may seem like a small effect, for professional events, impression points can also be the key to victory or defeat.
So usually, female athletes choose to wear very tight swimsuits when they compete officially. It even takes the help of several people at the same time to barely put it on.
But these tight swimsuits are not only very troublesome in the process of wearing, but even hinder the feeling of blood flow after wearing, so many female divers will always subconsciously pull their swimsuits after the end of the competition to achieve the purpose of relaxing the body.
Because after athletes wear such swimsuits to compete, there will be a feeling of exhaustion, such a feeling we cannot describe in words, perhaps only the athletes themselves can truly experience the bitterness and hardship behind this.
Even Fu Yuanhui once couldn't help but complain: No matter how good the figure, as long as you wear the kind of tight swimsuit during the competition, it will immediately become a "airport" of Pingchuan!
Practice day and night, only for national honor
Friends who are interested in diving should know that in the various swimming competitions held internationally in recent years, China's national diving project has hardly missed any honors, and even completed the great feat of winning 11 consecutive championships.
But as the saying goes: there is no gain that is not accumulated by effort, and the reason why China's diving has achieved such brilliant achievements today is that the athletes are full of blood and tears.
Guo Jingjing's name I believe everyone will not feel unfamiliar, she can be described as the earliest queen of Chinese diving, and it is after her that Chinese diving began to take on a new vitality.
It was the "Splash Disappearance Technique" she staged that year that made the world know this girl from China. But the reason why she was able to stage such a stunning diving maneuver was not a casual conversation.
According to what Guo Jingjing said in an interview later, she used to let herself practice for a few more hours after finishing her daily training tasks for a long time.
And the reason why she did this is to be able to bring back more honor to the motherland. But what is less known is that Guo Jingjing will keep her eyes open and enter the water every time she practices in order to be able to practice this "stunt". Under the strong impact of falling water, she even developed severe symptoms of retinal detachment.
Later, Guo Jingjing also admitted frankly: At that time, he would practice every day until it would be very difficult to climb the steps of the pool, and even in order to complete the perfect diving on the stage of the competition, even after his retirement, he still faced the impact of eyesight, and often could not see clearly.
For female divers, there is also a trouble that male divers do not have, that is, they will face the trouble of menstrual period every month, so how do the diving girls in the mainland deal with this situation?
As we all know, divers have to train every day and cannot be stopped almost all year round, because once they do, then it can have a big impact on their condition.
The pain of soaking in water for a few days during the menstrual period is predictable, but even so, they dare not stop training easily, and can only use special sanitary pads in their swimsuits, and then continue to train.
Even if you are facing menstrual cramps, you must keep going into the water every day. So much so that many female divers will tremble with pain after finishing their daily training.
And the most painful thing is to meet the physiological period in the process of facing a major competition, and if it is an ordinary person, it can also delay the time of the physiological period through drugs.
But for athletes, drugs are their most taboo, once accidentally take drugs containing prohibited ingredients, then it is easy to be detected in the urine test.
In this case, disqualification is the best outcome, and there will even be additional penalties resulting in a long or even lifetime ban. So in the absence of any way, you can only bite the bullet and step on the playing field.
Fu Yuanhui once played out of order in the process of a world series because she happened to meet her menstrual period, and finally only won the fourth place, and after the game, this girl who is known for her strength broke down and cried. Not because of physical discomfort, but regret that I did not win the championship for my country.
Also maintain the most basic respect on the Internet
Returning to our original topic, Feng Jingshuang wore a more explicit swimsuit when he competed, in fact, to a large extent, to achieve better results.
We should have the minimum respect for these young girls who are fighting for their country on the Internet, because all their injuries and sacrifices behind the scenes are in order to achieve better results in the competition and win glory for the country.
If it is just because they are celebrities, they will nitpick and talk about it because of a little thing, it will only chill these athletes who have won glory for their country.
Aside from the identity of athletes, they are also in their twenties, and they can stand at the height they are now, in places we can't see, with the efforts and struggles far beyond our normal people.
One minute on stage, ten years off stage. This saying is even more true for athletes, each of whom deserves to be learned and respected.
The Internet is not a place for us to speak arbitrarily, because language itself is the most hurtful weapon, and in your opinion, a casual accusation from you can bring a huge blow to others. No snowflake is innocent during the avalanche, and I sincerely hope that everyone will be able to speak rationally on the Internet for a while.