Preface
Ye Shiwen, who won a Grand Slam at the age of 16 and broke the world record, but then she retired twice and made two comebacks, what did she experience to make her sports career so twists and turns?
Debut is the pinnacle?
Ye Shiwen showed her swimming talent when she was very young, and when a swimming coach saw her, she felt that this little girl was really unhurried in swimming, and she didn't think there was anything outstanding.
But her coach at the time said, this is still what you don't look at swimming now, if you swim seriously, it can surprise you, speaking of which, the coach went to observe Ye Shiwen seriously.
Big hands and good water sense, it is the material for learning to swim, and after that, the coach recruited Ye Shiwen, and he is the meritorious coach of the Chinese swimming team - Xu Guoyi.
Usually in training, Ye Shiwen works very hard, she practices whatever the coach says, even if no one supervises, she will not be lazy, and the coach is also very pleased with this. And when Ye Shiwen entered the national team, it was just in time for a good time.
At that time, the national team introduced some scientific and technological equipment, and when Ye Shiwen was training, there would be three cameras to shoot, and after a period of shooting, professionals went to carefully observe, and also found some small problems with her.
Sometimes swimming, Ye Shiwen will unconsciously "shake her head", this action will also affect her speed in the water, and the coach also asked her to correct this action after knowing it through the camera.
When Ye Shiwen was 14 years old, she won two gold medals directly at the Asian Games, and the rookie's debut was really remarkable.
At the London 2012 Olympics, Ye Shiwen not only won the gold medal in the competition, but also broke the world record, and at the age of 16, she was promoted to a gold medal Grand Slam winner.
American swimmer Phelps also achieved this achievement, but Ye Shiwen was three years younger than him when he won it.
But since 2013, Ye Shiwen's performance in the swimming world has begun to decline, only won the fourth place in the World Championships, and then many world competitions have not entered the finals.
Twice retired, twice comeback
Of course, Ye Shiwen knows that her achievements in the past few years have not been satisfactory, but as a public figure, the outside world will definitely discuss her often, and she herself will see that under the influence of public opinion, she herself began to fall into insomnia and self-doubt......
In 2017, through the results she had obtained, Ye Shiwen was sent to Tsinghua University, when she decided not to swim first and go to school, to some extent, also because of her own psychology.
At the beginning, Ye Shiwen also trained as usual every day, but what made her more devastated was that no matter what method she used, no matter how hard she worked, her swimming was still the same, and her speed did not improve, and she began to be afraid of participating in competitions.
In the more than a year of studying at Tsinghua University, Ye Shiwen is actually constantly adjusting herself, from her heart, she still loves swimming, if she does not return to the pool of the competition, she herself said that she will definitely regret it.
Fortunately, that year, she sorted out her emotions and returned to the strange and familiar swimming team. Let go of Ye Shiwen, who has the burden in his heart, and his training has become easy.
In 2019, she won two silver medals at the World Championships and found the confidence to win the medal that year, but this situation did not last long.
During the qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics, Ye Shiwen lost the Olympic quota by 0.01 seconds, which was another particularly big blow to her.
After participating in the Shaanxi National Games, which had been scheduled in advance, Ye Shiwen returned to school and continued to study. The competition has become Ye Shiwen's "inner demon".
Ye Shiwen was interviewed afterwards, and she said that after she returned to school, she did not continue to practice in the water, and this situation lasted for a whole year. And her career changed again, or a news from her coach at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Do your best to challenge the "demons"
The Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, and Ye Shiwen is also a native of Zhejiang who was born in Hangzhou.
Ye Shiwen was very entangled, but in the end she still went to train and compete, and when she was in the Hangzhou Asian Games, she won the championship!
In the 2023 World Championships Trials, Ye Shiwen, who once became famous at a young age, also became the oldest female athlete in that event, and she finally won the third place.
Judging from the current situation, the best in the medley event is also Ye Shiwen's hometown, a teammate from Zhejiang, but they are all teenagers, and Ye Shiwen can be almost 10 years older than the other party.
This project is not Ye Shiwen's best project, she also came with the mentality of testing the waters, and it is not easy for her to win the award and stand on the podium.
Ye Shiwen, who was born in 1996, is now 28 years old, which is undoubtedly an advanced age for swimmers, but even so, she still did not give up her dream, that is, to participate in the Olympics!
Work hard to prepare for the Olympics
On April 16, Ye Shiwen went to Shenzhen to prepare to participate in the National Swimming Championships on the 19th, although it is a national competition, but in fact, this is also the selection of this year's Olympic Games.
If he really goes to the Paris Olympics, it will be Ye Shiwen's third time participating in the Olympic Games, and in the face of media interviews, Ye Shiwen also expressed his expectations for the Olympic Games.
The inevitable thing to avoid is the problem of age, Ye Shiwen also said that this is not a problem for herself, the main thing is herself, and there will be infinite possibilities if you love it.
The record that Ye Shiwen won in the Olympics was also set by Huo Sizu in the next competition with a faster record of 2 seconds, and Ye Shiwen said that he also hopes to compete with the other party if possible.
Judging from what she shared on her online social accounts, her life is still very rich, participating in magazine shooting, actively training, receiving awards and receiving honors...... And judging from the photos, her own state is getting better and better.
epilogue
In any case, the past has become the past, Ye Shiwen is a powerful player who has won glory for the country, and I hope she can get excellent results in today's competition and successfully get the "pass" to the Olympic Games!
Resources
1. The original article was published in The Paper 2023-12-15About "Ye Shiwen's stubbornness: Every time I train, I practice to my limit"
2. The original article was published in Beijing Daily 2023-10-16 About "Two retirements, two comebacks, what kind of life journey has Ye Shiwen experienced?"
3. The original article was published on the Chao News client 2024-04-17About "What are you looking forward to the Paris Olympics?
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