The first golden slam in swimming! At the age of 16, he became a double champion, had an affair with Sun Yang, and now returns to the Olympic arena
As a major producer of Olympic gold, swimming has been the hegemony of United States and Australia for the past few years, and they have won most of the medals. When the time came to the second decade of the 21st century, Chinese swimmers began to emerge in the international arena. They cleaved the waves, successfully achieving historic breakthroughs in several events, while breaking the dominance of European and American players in the pool.
Among the many outstanding athletes, Ye Shiwen made a splash at the London Olympics. Now, 12 years later, the 26-year-old will continue to challenge for the Paris Olympics with the belief in the championship.
Zhejiang is a traditional swimming province, and has sent batches of outstanding athletes to the national team for many years, and Ye Shiwen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Under the influence of this environment, she began to learn to swim at the age of 6. Her outstanding talent allowed her to enter the provincial team at the age of 10. In the next few years, Ye Shiwen's progress was very rapid, and he won various championships in provincial competitions.
With the blessing of various achievements, Ye Shiwen, who was only 12 years old, became a member of the national team. In the face of such a talented athlete, the national team naturally did its best to cultivate. The 2010 Asian Games was Ye Shiwen's first appearance in an international competition. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and in the competition with a group of masters, Ye Shiwen successfully won the gold medal in the 200-meter medley.
With the blessing of this champion, Ye Shiwen has become more confident and full of fighting spirit. At the 2011 World Swimming Championships, she won the world championship in the 200m medley. With such an outstanding performance, she became a member of the Olympic team without any suspense and embarked on a journey to London. In fact, for Ye Shiwen's participation in the Olympic Games, everyone didn't have much hope at that time. After all, there are many world famous athletes in the Olympic Games, and Ye Shiwen is still young, so this competition should be regarded as a training to accumulate valuable competition experience for her.
As a result, Ye Shiwen gave everyone a big surprise, she won two gold medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter medley, and broke the 200-meter Olympic record with a time of 2:07.57. At that time, she was only 16 years old. After the Olympic Games, Ye Shiwen's performance is still very stable, and he has won many championships including the 2012 World Championships and the 2013 National Games. After successfully winning the National Games, Ye Shiwen became the first athlete in Chinese swimming to achieve the Golden Slam.
At the age of less than 20, she has become a Grand Slam player in the swimming world, and everyone is full of expectations for her future. may have come too early in the peak period, and Ye Shiwen was never able to continue his legendary performance after that. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she didn't win anything. After the Tokyo Olympics, she did not enter the squad. In the face of such a huge gap and blow, Ye Shiwen chose to temporarily stay away from the swimming world he loved.
After becoming a student at Tsinghua University, Ye Shiwen began to focus on her studies and life. And participated in a lot of advertising shoots and variety shows. And during this period, she had an affair with another athlete of the swimming team, that is, Sun Yang, who also set many records for the Chinese team. In the eyes of many people at the time, the two of them were absolute golden boys and girls in the swimming world. But in the end, it turned out that all this was just a good wish.
Although he has been away from the swimming industry for a long time, and with his good appearance and cheerful personality, Ye Shiwen can continue to expand his business territory in the entertainment industry. But apparently what she desires most is to continue to compete in swimming. When she adjusted her mentality and physical condition, the Chinese swimming team has undergone a lot of changes.
After years of development, the Chinese team has become a powerhouse in the swimming world. All sorts of young players have sprung up. Especially Ye Shiwen's Zhejiang team, there are many athletes who have won world championships. In the face of the impact of younger generations, Ye Shiwen still resolutely chose to face the challenge.
So at the Asian Games held in her hometown, we saw Ye Shiwen in battle again, and she had become a veteran at this time. With the shouts and cheers of her hometown parents, she successfully won the women's 200-meter breaststroke championship. After a few years, she finally won another excellent result in an international competition.
In the subsequent national championships, Ye Shiwen won the championship in the 200-meter breaststroke. In the medley event that he once won the championship, he won one silver and one bronze. In the end, with his outstanding performance, Ye Shiwen successfully got a ticket to the Olympic Games. After a three-year hiatus, she will once again be on the Olympic stage.