Autumn October is the harvest season, and the "Hero List" of the Swimmer Club has added two more heavyweights - Luo Xuejuan, olympic breaststroke champion in Athens, and Jiao Liuyang, olympic butterfly champion in London. Last night, the Swim god club held a third anniversary celebration and Olympic champion induction ceremony on the Pujiang Cruise Ship, and announced that it will participate in the FINA World Swimming Championship Masters in Fukuoka, Japan next May.
Photo: Luo Xuejuan Courtesy of the organizer (the same below)
After retiring from the army, Luo Xuejuan and Jiao Liuyang did not leave their beloved swimming pool, and the two have been engaged in swimming teaching, sports commentary and other related work. Under the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Pujiang River, I saw that Luo Xuejuan and Jiao Liuyang still maintained the spirit of the athletes. Looking forward to the Masters, Luo Xuejuan sincerely sighed: "After being an athlete for more than ten years, swimming has been integrated into my blood and genes. Over the years since I retired, I often dreamed that I was competing. This time, I'm not dreaming, I'm really going back to the pool, coming back to the competition, and it's a very high-level World Championship! It is understood that Luo Xuejuan currently maintains the frequency of swimming three times a week, and will increase the amount of training next, but in terms of mentality, it will be more relaxed than when she was an athlete, "The most important thing is to have fun." Jiao Liuyang revealed: "Next year's Fukuoka Masters, I want to try my own strength 200-meter butterfly. Although I haven't trained systematically for a long time, and even now I may be a little nervous and shaky when I stand on the starting platform, as long as I set goals for myself, I will give my all. Now I am a professor at Sun Yat-sen University, and I also have many students who love swimming. I would recommend the Masters to them and take them with me. ”
Joining the Swimming God Club with Luo Xuejuan and Jiao Liuyang are two senior swimmers, Chen Wei and Housewarming, one is engaged in the publishing industry and the other is a university educator. The Swimming God Club practiced national fitness, promoted swimming sports, and helped public welfare undertakings, attracting 4 new people. Shanghai Meijin Sports Co., Ltd. presented Luo Xuejuan, Jiao Liuyang and Housewarming with the new sportswear of the Swim God Club and welcomed them to join. Jiushi Sports will give the greatest support to the Swim God Club in terms of venues and event resources.
Pictured: Jiao Liuyang
At the scene, Fang Xuefeng, the leader of the Swim God Club, delivered a speech and reviewed the development process of the third anniversary of the club with 50 guests. On May 29, 2018, the Swim God Club was officially established. As of October this year, the club has a total of 45 members, including 3 swimming Olympic champions, 8 world champions, 4 Asian champions and 13 national champions. In the past 3 years, the club has participated in and held many events and activities based on the development of mass sports, determined to achieve brilliant swimming career, and built a strong sports country", giving full play to the professional advantages and influence and appeal of outstanding athletes, guiding amateur swimmers to exercise, and helping more people to join the national fitness.
Pictured: Group photo of the club
In August 2019, the Swim god club sent a strong lineup of 23 people to make a splash at the World Swimming Championships Masters held in Gwangju, South Korea, achieving 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze results, and won a total of 23 awards in 23 competitions.
At present, Olympic champions Le Jingyi, Luo Xuejuan and Jiao Liuyang, world champion Pang Jiaying, as well as Zhao Jing, Zeng Qiliang, Deng Qingsong, Sun Han, Sui Jingjing, Shi Feng and other famous players, have all been put into training and actively preparing for the Fukuoka World Championship Masters. Luo Wenhua, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, presented the flag to Le Jingyi, the captain of the Swimmer Club and Olympic champion, and wished all the team members to achieve better results and win glory for the country. As the captain of the Swimming God Club, Le Jingyi said: "I am very happy to see that the club team is getting stronger and stronger, there are post-70s, post-80s and post-90s, we will use our professional advantages to guide swimmers and better promote swimming." Next year's Fukuoka Swimming World Championships Masters in Japan, I believe we will achieve better results than the last one, because our team is stronger. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Tao Xingying)