American swimming superstar and London 2012 gold medallist in the men's 100m freestyle has praised the new world champion Pan Zhanle, who believes he will continue to break world records and continue to deliver on his talent. However, Pan Zhanle may not be able to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, because history shows that the fastest swimmer may not perform well in the Olympic final due to the problem of "eating waves".
Adrian is a Chinese-American athlete, his mother is from Hong Kong, China, and his Chinese name is Ni Jiajun, so he has a natural affinity for Chinese athletes. Adrian praised Pan Zhanle: "This record is very crazy, his stroke effect is very good, the movement is not violent, I don't know what it feels like to watch it live, from the TV (very stable), the visual effect does not feel particularly fast, but in fact it broke the world record......"
Adrian is very optimistic about Pan Zhanle and former world record holder Popovich of Romania, believing that they will continue to set world records, because they are both talented players, with a very good sense of water, and most importantly, they are both young and have unlimited potential. (Adrian didn't know that Pan Zhanle was only 19 years old at first, so he was shocked)
Regarding the question of whether Pan Zhanle will win the Paris Olympics, Adrian is not so optimistic about Pan Zhanle, probably because Xiao Pan's time of 47.53 seconds in the World Championships is very average, and Xiao Pan's continuous combat ability needs to be improved. The more critical reason is the problem of "waves", every time the Olympic men's 100m freestyle final, the pool surge will be very large, which will have a great impact on athletes, especially for athletes with great strength, and bad for athletes with relatively poor strength.
Adrian explains: "It's easier to swim well in a less competitive event because the surge isn't big. However, many famous athletes in the Olympic finals rushed like crazy as soon as they came up, just to avoid eating the waves, and at the same time let the opponent eat their own waves, it is not enough to swim fast, but also have the ability to overcome the waves! ”