Infographic: Sister Wen/Ting in the game
Beijing, May 4, China Sports (Reporter Kang Shaohan) "Choosing to be a coach, one is that I feel that I have this responsibility, and we also want to do what we can for the project we love!" "The construction of the Synchronized Swimming Team of the Sichuan Provincial Swimming Association was officially launched recently, and Jiang Wenwen/Jiang Tingting, vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Swimming Association and world champion of synchronized swimming, was appointed as the head coach.
As twin sisters of the world-renowned flower tour, Jiang Wenwen / Jiang Tingting has participated in five National Games, three Asian Games, six World Championships, and two Olympic Games in their sports careers, and created one amazing result after another: in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, they won the fourth place in the double event, creating China's history in the project; in the 2010 World Cup, the two won gold medals, achieving zero gold medal breakthroughs for the Chinese flower tour team; the 2012 London Olympic Games, Together with their teammates, they won the silver medal in the collective event, once again making history. In addition, the two also broke the monopoly of the Asian powerhouse Japan team, winning six Asian Games gold medals.
After retiring from the army, the Wen/Ting sisters actively participated in the popularization and promotion of the flower tour project. On January 5, 2020, the Sichuan Swimming Association completed the reconstruction work, and Jiang Wenwen/Jiang Tingting will join the Swimming Association as vice chairman. On May 3, the two took charge of the coaching whip of the head coach of the Synchronized Swimming Team of the Sichuan Swimming Association.
Sister Wen/Ting in the game
"Tingting and I are now coaches in the Sichuan Provincial Swimming Association, mainly to cultivate the youth of our Sichuan synchronized swimming project, pave the way for the provincial reserve talents, and do some work around and promote the popularization and development of the flower swimming project." Our goal is to cultivate high-quality sports talents with ethics, ideals, pursuits and culture in an all-round way. We felt we had this responsibility on us and wanted to do what we could for the project we loved. Sister Jiang Wenwen said in an interview with a Chinese sports reporter.
Jiang Wenwen instructs the squad members (courtesy of Jiang Wenwen)
Being a coach is spent with the players day and night, which means that the time spent with the family is reduced. Fortunately, their families are very supportive of their work. "The family is very supportive of us, and I hope that all my friends who like synchronized swimming will continue to pay attention to and support us." We will also do our best to create brilliance again in the identity of coaches! Jiang Wenwen said.
Jiang Wenwen guidance team members (courtesy of Jiang Wenwen)
Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting are now mothers, the daughter of the sister Jiang Wenwen is 5 and a half years old, and the daughter of the younger sister Jiang Tingting is 5 years old. According to Jiang Wenwen, the two little babies are very fond of water. "If they love the flower tour project as much as they do in the future, they will definitely work hard for it!" (End)