Breaking the situation of ＂Yin flourishes while Yang declines＂, the future of China Swimming Corps is worth looking forward to.

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　　Zhang Lin, a 21-year-old Beijinger, won the silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle, creating the best result for China men’s swimmers in Olympic history.

　　Although due to the lack of top talents and other reasons, almost no event of China Swimming can stand out in the world swimming world after retiring due to illness in Luo Xuejuan. However, under the continuous efforts, China swimming is still surpassing itself silently and continuously in the rapid development of world swimming. In the past two days, China players have created their own personal best time and time again. Zhang Lin of the men’s team fought his way out and won a silver medal in the Olympic Games with Park Tae hwan in the front and Hackett in the back. What’s more gratifying is that some young teenagers, after being baptized by such a big competition as the Olympic Games, may help China to achieve greater breakthroughs in swimming in the future.

　　It is expected to bring more surprises

　　In recent two years, swimming in China has been relatively quiet, so before the Olympic Games, few people had much hope for the future of swimming in China in this Olympic Games. However, the China Swimming Team did not give up because of this. Although they failed to reach the highest podium, compared with their previous achievements, China has made great progress in swimming.

　　It should be said that this achievement is closely related to this year’s training.

　　Before this year’s winter training and the Olympic Games, several groups of the China Swimming Team conducted altitude training. The three-week altitude training before the competition didn’t end until late July. In international swimming, plateau training is considered as an effective way to improve one’s ability. Hiroji Ueno, head coach of the Japanese swimming team, once revealed to reporters: "Before the competition, Kosuke Kitajima will basically go to the plateau, and he will also choose a training place in the United States with a higher altitude than Kunming, where he will train at the most critical stage during the preparation."

　　Of course, you can’t improve as soon as you go to high school, which requires the coach to grasp and control the training. From the two-day competition, the altitude training before the game was basically successful. Zhou Yafei improved her performance in the women’s 100m butterfly to 57.68 seconds, the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay also set an Asian record, and the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay also broke the Asian record, and finally ranked 12th. Therefore, judging from this trend, it may be difficult for China to win the gold medal in swimming in the next few days, but they may still bring surprises to everyone.

　　Wu Peng and Zhang Lin are the most optimistic.

　　In previous competitions, China’s swimming was almost always dominated by yin and yang, but this pattern may be completely changed in this competition. Considering the competition of the Beijing Olympic Games in the next few days and the current swimming situation in China, the hope of male athletes should be greater than that of female athletes.

　　The most anticipated events are the men’s 200m butterfly in Wu Peng and the men’s 1500m freestyle in Zhang Lin. After winning the silver medal in the men’s 400m freestyle, Zhang Lin greatly boosted his confidence. "The pass of the 400-meter race is not good for me to observe the swimming degree of my opponent, because there is an American Jenson in the middle, which blocks my view. I always thought Hackett was ahead, but I didn’t expect Park Tae hwan to be there. " Zhang Lin’s implication is that he still has the potential to swim better, and at that time, Zhang Lin was only 0.58 seconds behind champion Park Tae hwan.

　　What’s more worth mentioning is that the 1500m freestyle is the main event in Zhang Lin’s training, and his strength in this event should be stronger than that in the 400m freestyle. For Park Tae hwan, his 400-meter freestyle is better. As for another opponent, Hackett of Australia, although the 1500m freestyle is his strong point, judging from the 400m race, Hackett’s current state is not ideal. Therefore, we still have some expectations for Zhang Lin in the men’s 1500m freestyle final on the last swimming competition day on August 17th.

　　Another favorite is Wu Peng. Two years ago, Wu Peng won the men’s 200m butterfly with a broken toe at the World Short-course Swimming Championships in Shanghai, which greatly boosted the team’s morale. A year ago, at the Melbourne World Swimming Championships, Wu Peng reappeared "Wu’s Overtaking", and in the last 50 meters, she overtook her opponent and came from behind, winning the silver medal in this event, which brought a glimmer of hope to China, who was in trouble. Of course, there is a "God Man" Phelps in this project, and Wu Peng’s hope of winning the gold medal is very slim. Wu Peng himself admitted that "Phelps is an out-and-out swimming genius, which is really great. There is still a big gap between me and him. We have played against each other many times. Usually, the gap is about two positions, and the smallest one is also in one position. For me, it is very difficult to surpass him, and I can only keep narrowing the gap with him. Of course, without Phelps, I hope to win the gold medal in the Olympic Games. "

　　Of course, women athletes are not without any hope. Women’s 200m butterfly like Jiao Liuyang has certain strength. At last year’s Melbourne World Championships, Jiao Liuyang won the fourth place in this event, and his performance was really impressive. At the Japan Open, she set a personal best of 2 minutes 07.06, which brought people more expectations.

　　Young players make their mark.

　　However, it will take some time for China to swim like a duck to water. But as gratifying as the breakthrough made by the male players, the young players have made their mark in this competition.

　　Among the athletes who participated in this Olympic Games, young athletes who participated for the first time accounted for a large proportion, and many of them were only children in their teens and under 20 years old. Although it was their first time to participate in the Olympic Games, they still performed well ――14-year-old Li Xuanxu entered the women’s 400-meter medley final, and 19-year-old Sun Ye entered the women’s 100-meter breaststroke final. Even Sun Yang, who didn’t reach the final, showed his potential. He is only 17 years old and 1.98 meters tall. He has been regarded as Zhang Lin’s successor. Zhang Yadong, head coach of China Swimming Team, said in an interview that it takes time and space for young athletes to grow up, but he believes that Asian countries, including China, may still get a piece of their own cake in the changing world swimming pattern. (Reporter Gan Hui)

Editor: Meng Xu