Chapter 266 After-match count

Li Tian's amazing performance in the 50-meter freestyle naturally made many people look forward to his next 100-meter freestyle competition, but Li Tian himself has a very clear understanding of this last tough battle. The 100-meter competition will definitely be more intense than the 50-meter final.

Although the main competitors do not differ much from the 50m finals, as the schedule doubled, while emphasizing explosive power, the importance of technical advantages and disadvantages is even more prominent, and Li Tian's advantage in the 50m finals was also weakened. No matter how outstanding his talent in swimming is, it is an indisputable fact that Li Tian has insufficient time to receive professional training in the system. Compared with other opponents, swimming skills and skills appear a little rough, especially in the turning stage, they are always slightly slower than the masters, which has become his biggest fatal injury at present. Moreover, his risky approach in the 50m finals can no longer be used. After being solemnly warned by Dr. Chu, he did not dare to take risks easily with his body. The consequences were unbearable.

The result of the final match was not beyond Li Tian's own expectations. After successfully reaching the final on the last day, Li Tian, ​​who stood on the final field, also fully demonstrated his strength, but his opponent performed better. Dutch veteran Hogan Bande continued his excellent competitive state and continued to win the 50-meter freestyle championship, and his gold medal in the 100-meter event was also successfully won. His 47.83 second win in the final also broke the original world record of 47.84 seconds set at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and also presented the most exciting scene to the last day's competition. Roland won the silver medal by 0.03 seconds, and "Flying Fish" Thorpe won a bronze medal. Li Tian ranked fifth in 48.13 seconds, and the gap with Phelps, fourth place was also very weak.

With the final event, the men's 1500m freestyle gold medal was decided, the five-day Shanghai World Swimming Championships officially came to an end. In this 2006 swimming event, outstanding players from all over the world jointly presented exciting competitions to the audience around the world. During the event, five world records were broken, eighteen players broke the competition records, and 21 world best results this year. The results can be said to be the most fruitful competition in recent years.

The Chinese team's excellent performance in this competition has also been unanimously recognized at home and abroad. In the words of China's head coach Zhao Ge, this World Swimming Championships is a great harvest for the Chinese team. The five gold medals are the best results achieved in major events in previous major competitions of the Chinese swimming team. The only thing that makes people feel a little regretful is that all these five gold medals come from the women's team members.

Luo Xuejuan is the leader of the Chinese women's swimming team. When China's swimming was at its lowest point, she used her own efforts to support the honor of China's swimming, and won the reputation of "Chinese Frog Queen" in the world swimming world. In this competition, she also defended this honor with her outstanding performance. The two gold medals in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke once again proved that her title of "Frog Queen" was well deserved.

In addition to Luo Xuejuan, there is another "frog queen" in the Chinese swimming team, that is Qi Hui, who is one year younger than her. The two are called the "double insurance" of the Chinese team in the women's breaststroke event. In this World Championship, Qi Hui's brilliance is not inferior to her teammate Luo Xuejuan. She participated in all three events of women's breaststroke events, 50 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters. Her results were slightly inferior to Luo Xuejuan in the 50 meters and 100 meters finals, and she finally won the championship.

Two silver medals, the 200-meter breaststroke also won the second place, and the championship was won by Australian star Jones. Although it was a pity that he missed the championship in all three events, Qi Hui finally made a complete sense of excitement in the women's 400-meter medley and firmly took the gold medal in the event. His results of one gold and three silver are eye-catching even among European and American swimming powers, and it also shows the Chinese team's absolute strength in the women's breaststroke event.

The fourth gold medal of the Chinese team came somewhat unexpectedly. Gao Chang, who had never won a gold medal in major international events, broke out in the women's 50m backstroke final and won the championship in the event with a large advantage. If the first four gold medals reflect the personal abilities of Chinese players, then the gain of hardware is the result of collective efforts. The women's 4X100m medley relay has always been the advantage of the Chinese team. This time the Chinese team sent the championship combination of Gao Chang and Luo Xuejuan, plus Yang Yu, who won the second place in the women's 100m freestyle, and Zhou Yafei, who won the bronze medal in the 100m butterfly, can be said to be unprecedentedly strong. When Yang Yu was the first to reach the finish line in the final, the new world record of the women's 4X100m medley was born.

Although the men's team's performance is not as brilliant as the women's team, its performance is still remarkable. The leader Wu Peng entered the finals in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly events he participated in, and won the best results of one silver and one bronze, fully demonstrating the strength of his world-class athletes. Ouyang Kunkun's performance in backstroke also made many industry insiders shine. The two bronze medals in the 50m and 100m and two new Asian records make people believe that this 24-year-old young man is competing in his

There will be something great in the golden age. Zhang Lin is also a representative figure of the new generation of Chinese swimming. She also showed amazing potential in the middle-distance freestyle event. She ate and stayed closely in the finals of the 200m and 400m freestyle, and won two silver medals. The 800m and 1500m long-distance events also won sixth and seventh respectively. In addition, the 4X100m freestyle relay bronze medal won by her teammates, she showed her very comprehensive talent.

Of course, among the male players, the most popular one is Li Tian, ​​the chronological king of the international field, seems to be eager to show the world his outstanding swimming talent. After only receiving more than a month of professional training, the results achieved are enough to make countless professional players ashamed. Many domestic and foreign experts even pointed out that his potential in freestyle can be comparable to the former Russian swimming "Emperor" Popov. A sky-high sponsorship contract from Adidas made him appear on the front page of mainstream sports media in various countries, and the limelight was overwhelming the American "prodigy" who monopolized hardware - Phelps.

Although the US team encountered the embarrassment of a men's 4X100m freestyle relay defeat on the first day of the game, its team's deep strength reserves and rich competition experience are beyond the reach of other countries. After reviving, the US team took multiple attacks and won 15 championships in one fell swoop, ranking first in the medal list, with a strong momentum of overlooking all mountains. The second place in the medal list is Australia, another major gold medalist in the swimming world. This time, with the outstanding performance of famous players such as Thorpe, Hargert, and Jones, Australia won 9 gold medals in all 40 events. The two old swimming powerhouses divided up more than half of the gold medals, which fully proved that

It is clear that the gap between other countries and them is huge. The Chinese team entered the top three for the first time with 5 gold medals, which means that a new force in the international swimming world is rising, and the speed of its rise is surprising. Following China is the French team led by Ilena. Under the leadership of this "swimming princess", France also climbed to the fourth place for the first time, and she herself occupied three gold medals. The remaining 7 gold medals are 3 in the Netherlands, 2 in South Africa, and 1 in Russia and Poland. Russia, one of the traditional three teams in the past, was in a dilemma of no successors after a group of old players such as Popov retired.

"Dear players, on behalf of all the coaches of the China Swimming Association and the Chinese Swimming Team, I would like to thank you for your hard work during this period, and also thank you for your contribution to China's swimming. Your efforts have made the world swimming world re-recognize China, and I believe that in the near future, you will bring more achievements that make the Chinese people proud. Come, let us all cheer for victory...!"

"Cheers..." Vice Chairman Kong Siming of the China Swimming Association was still full of excitement at the post-match celebration. For many years, he has been looking forward to celebrating the players as much as he does today in the Swimming Association position. However, for a long time, the results of the Chinese swimming team have always been unfavorable. He drank mostly bitter wine. But now he finally waited for this opportunity. After working hard for China swimming for half a lifetime, he finally had the opportunity to drink happily with the players and coaches for victory and honor. Many people were drunk that night, but they all had the same smiles on their faces. As one of the central figures, Li Tian was naturally taken care of by his teammates. He toasted and persuaded to drink one after another. He was always restrained and was poured on the table with a lot of vegetables, and finally he was dragged back to the room by Chen Zuo, the drunkard.

In the following time, the swimming team gave all the players a half month vacation, so that they could not return to their home once or twice in a year and had time to go home to accompany their family. However, Li Tian did not have such a blessing to enjoy such a vacation, because one day before the start of the World Swimming Championships, he had received a notice from the China Athletics Association, an invitation letter to the Osaka International Track and Field Grand Prix in Japan. The Chinese team was also invited by Olympic champion Liu Xiang. Li Tian paid enough attention to this international A-level event and had accepted the invitation to participate in the 100-meter and 400-meter competition. Time was tight, so he had no time to resume training. After returning to Beijing for two days of rest, he would fly to Osaka, Japan to participate in the competition.
Chapter completed!