Sitting on the waterline, slapping your chest, punching and roaring... Wang Shun, who has been practicing swimming for more than 20 years, finally realized his Olympic dream at the age of 27.
He celebrated wantonly that the men's 200m individual medley, a sport that had been dominated by American athletes for more than a decade since the 2004 Olympics, finally became the world of the Chinese man on this day. He celebrated wantonly, which was the outbreak and release that had been accumulated for more than twenty years.
The first time I met Wang Shun, it was more than ten years ago, it was in Shaoxing, where the National Swimming Championships were held. Big boy in his teens, tall. Of course, in the swimming team at higher and higher altitudes, his height is not the most eye-catching, and what caught my attention the most was his sunny smile.
He came to Sun Yang with a bunch of things in his arms. Sun Yang is 3 years older than Wang Shun. At that time, although Sun Yang had not yet become a world champion, he was already the "darling" of Chinese swimming. In front of Sun Yang, Wang Shun is a good brother and a "small follower".
Like Sun Yang, Wang Shun also studied under Zhu Zhigen. At the beginning, Zhu Zhigen's group was already full, but he still insisted on recruiting Wang Shun to his subordinates, "My group is already full, I will apply for another establishment." When he got this news, Wang Shun cried into a tearful person, which was a tear of happiness, a tear of gratitude.
Wang Shun also cherished this opportunity, but under the aura of Sun Yang, he was like a supporting role in the TV series. And because Wang Shun is a medley swimmer, Phelps and Rochte in this event have absolute dominance and have won almost all the championships. And their superior strength also makes other team members can only look at their backs, and it seems that they can't see the hope of coming out.
The 400-meter individual medley, the 200-meter butterfly and the 1500-meter freestyle are known as the three scariest swimming events. 400 meters individual medley, back, butterfly, frog, since the 4 kinds of swimming postures have to train, can not have obvious weaknesses, it is possible to achieve good results in the competition, which means that daily training to pay more. "Tired..." Wang Shun always tilted his head and said. It seemed that only by tilting his head could he prove how tired he really was.
After winning the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley today, Wang Shun recalled his three Olympic experiences, "The first time in London in 2012, I felt like I was going to play, at that time everyone won the gold medal, big brother big sister is so good. The second time I went to compete with my teammates, they won the gold medal, and I wanted to get it. This time there is no comparison with anyone, focus on yourself. ”
Wang Shun's statement is not false at all. I had the privilege of interviewing Zhu Zhigen's team for training for the 2012 London Olympics. At that time, Sun Yang was like a student who was busy catching up with the exam, and the goal was very clear, that is, the gold medal of the London Olympic Games. Wang Shun, who was only 18 years old at the time, appeared to be very Buddhist. At each different time, people will always have different positions.
Wang Shun, who went to London with the mentality of "playing", saw Sun Yang, who got along with him day and night, on the highest podium of the Olympic Games, and his heart was not small. After all, every athlete will have a dream of championship. Once, taking advantage of their rest day, they played poker with Wang Shun and other team members. We are purely entertained in our leisure time, and there are no rewards and penalties, but every time we win a game, Wang Shun is very happy. This may be the athlete's strong competitive spirit. From this card play, I also felt Wang Shun's wisdom and could calculate the cards very clearly. Wisdom should also be a necessary quality for good athletes.
After the London Olympics, people familiar with Wang Shun clearly saw his changes. He trained harder and harder, tilting his head and shouting "tired" less. It's true that competitions can make people grow. A year later, at the 2013 National Games, Wang Shun won five gold medals, alongside Olympic champion Sun Yang as the athlete who won the most gold at that National Games. When I met Wang Shun, I teased him and said, "I can't help it, take the Gold King." Wang Shun showed a bright smile again. Compared with when I first met him, there was more maturity in my smile.
At the 2015 Kazan Swimming World Championships, Wang Shun made a major breakthrough. In the men's 200m medley, Wang Shun finished third with a time of 1:56.81, breaking his national record and achieving a breakthrough for Chinese male athletes in the medley event. Medley is a very demanding project, and he previously felt that being able to enter the final of the competition was a victory, and Wang Shun was already able to stand on the podium, which helped him a lot in improving his confidence. I have heard several coaches comment that Wang Shun's body shape and lines are very good, in line with the world trend of the tall development of short-distance projects, but he has a weakness, that is, he lacks a little self-confidence.
From the third place in the World Championships to the Olympic champion, Wang Shun spent 6 years. He sometimes jokes, "Although my name is Shun, it is not shun." Before this trip to Tokyo, all wang shun's friends did not dare to mention the word "champion", although he had this strength, but the competition in the Olympic swimming arena was very fierce, and medley was a long-term project ruled by the United States. Wang Shun didn't say much, but the goal in his heart was very clear - the champion. This is his agreement with his mentor Zhu Zhigen, and this is also his mission.
As he grew older, Wang Shun learned to control his emotions and learned to focus on himself. Throughout the men's 200m individual medley today, Wang Shun was always swimming at his own pace. Breaststroke is Wang Shun's weakest swimming posture, he went from leading to 1.01 seconds behind in this swimming position, but Wang Shun did not panic, turned around and entered the freestyle he was best at, he beat his legs vigorously, like adding a motor, and pushed himself forward in the water. From the action point of view, the stroke time of the last 50 meters freestyle is also very good. He overtook a little bit, hitting the wall first with a time of 1 minute and 55 seconds, winning the championship of the project and breaking the Asian record.
"I felt so incredible, like a dream. First of all, I want to thank my motherland, which gave us a good training environment in the case of such an epidemic, and secondly, I would like to thank my coach Zhu Zhigen and my security team doctor, who helped me very, very much. He thanked everyone who had helped him from the bottom of his heart.
"I couldn't believe it when I looked back, but I did it today. This kind of strength is given to me by the people of the motherland, and the mission on my shoulders is very heavy, especially in Tokyo. I also did what I said before the game, let the national anthem play in Tokyo, let the national flag fly in Tokyo, I did it! In this short paragraph, Wang Shun mentioned "I did it" 3 times. Yes, the young man who felt very happy when he reached the final of the World Championships and the Olympic Games has finally reached the top podium of the Olympic Games. The French media praised Wang Shun: "Perhaps from today, the era of Chinese and yellow people taking over this project will come." ”
At the age of 27, Wang Shun ushered in the most brilliant moment of his swimming career and the highlight of his life. The 27-year-old, whether he will continue, "Winning the championship is not the end, walking off the podium, everything starts from scratch, we will see you in Paris." Wang Shun's answer was sonorous and powerful. The boy who tilted his head and shouted "tired" seemed to have become a man who stood tall in the sky.
Source| News Morning News Weekly APP reporter Gan Hui
Source: Morning News