Yesterday's National Swimming Championships was Ye Shiwen's last chance to get a ticket to the Paris Olympics.
She withstood the regret of being 0.01 seconds behind in the Tokyo Olympics selection, and successfully won the championship in the 200m breaststroke at the National Swimming Championships with a time of 2:22.55, becoming the only athlete in this event to reach the Olympic A standard!
After the game, Ye Shiwen said emotionally: "I thought that the wind in London might not blow in Paris, but it was because of your support and love that I was given a reason to fight!"
It turned out that 2 days before the start of this competition, Ye Shiwen was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, and he did not rest and recover well. The parents were very distressed, but they knew that their daughter had always had an "Olympic dream", and when her daughter turned around when she was on the field, Ye Shiwen's father cried.
A 16-year-old genius girl, but after becoming famous, she experienced "ups and downs"
Some people may ask, why haven't you seen Ye Shiwen for a long time, and where has she gone?
The former Ye Shiwen, who became famous at the age of 16, won two gold medals at the London Olympics, and is the youngest Olympic double champion in the world swimming world:
Just when everyone was expecting this 16-year-old genius girl to continue to shine, no one thought that 17-year-old Ye Shiwen would encounter a bottleneck in her career.
In the subsequent competitions, Ye Shiwen seemed to have fallen under a "spell", his performance declined, his body was injured, and he never stood on the podium again. Many media will use "genius fall" to describe her, but how many people see the hard work and struggle behind Ye Shiwen? Competitive sports have always used results to speak.
Calm down, precipitate yourself, and break your demons
At that time, Ye Shiwen was very confused, swimming was his favorite career, but he seemed to be unable to cross "that hurdle" and was repeatedly frustrated.
At the suggestion of the coach, Ye Shiwen seems to have chosen to "retire" to study like many athletes. However, unlike many athletes studying economics and business administration, Ye Shiwen chose to go to Tsinghua Law School to settle down and learn a new field.
However, never underestimate the heart of a champion. Ye Shiwen's heart, as long as he sees and uses the game, he will still be unable to suppress the "blood surging".
In mid-2018, Ye Shiwen took a leave of absence and returned to the pool. From the beginning, I couldn't even keep up with the intensity of the preparation activities, and a year later, I won two silver medals at the World Championships.
Is it just Ye Shiwen's talent? Only Ye Shiwen's sweat and pain can answer.
Not selected for the Tokyo Olympics, Ye Shiwen returned to Tsinghua University and wanted to continue his studies. At that time, she may have thought that she had given herself a chance to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, and since she did not succeed, she should let go of this dream and pursue other dreams.
Hangzhou won the gold medal at the Asian Games, why not fight?
Ye Shiwen, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, has been looking forward to winning the gold medal in the Asian Games at his doorstep.
But Ye Shiwen, who returned to campus, was busy with his studies and graduation thesis every day, and seemed to hide his former expectations deep in his heart, until the coach personally found Ye Shiwen in October 2022: "Don't you think about the Asian Games at your doorstep?"
During the special period of the epidemic, Ye Shiwen could not find a venue and was quarantined, during which Ye Shiwen also had to prepare for the exam at Tsinghua University, she overcame all the difficulties and obstacles, and finally won the ticket to the Asian Games, and won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games.
I don't see Ye Shiwen in Tokyo, but we will see you in Paris! Now Ye Shiwen is not only participating in competitive competitions, but also inheriting a kind of spiritual power!
After realizing her dream of Paris, Ye Shiwen also shared the experience she gained along the way with the younger generations: "In your sports career, there may be many ups and downs, and maybe when you are going uphill, you should expect that you will fall to the bottom one day." But since we have chosen this path, we must accept all the results and not be defeated by setbacks and failures. ”