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Chapter 17: There are rewards for this?

In the eyes of many coaches, a disciple who is too perfect is not necessarily a good prospect.

On the contrary, the more flaws they have, the more they might like them.

Xu Guoyi likes athletes with flaws.

The reason is quite simple: if you do everything perfectly but your time is still only 26.96 seconds, then there's not much room for improvement.

However, you have many problems, yet you swam a speed of 26.96 at the age of 12, which is not even the standard for second-level athletes. Therefore, there is a lot of room for improvement in the future.

The more shortcomings a person has, the greater their potential, in Xu Guoyi's eyes.

The coach isn't afraid of you having problems; he's afraid of you not having any problems.

Just like now, watching Wu Jin's start and entry into the water, he could probably improve his time by about 0.5 seconds just by doing this.

A full half-second boost.

In other words, even if you don't improve in anything else, if you focus solely on your 50-meter dash, you might still be able to reach 26.46!

Moreover, given Wu Jin's age, once she breaks through the developmental barrier, her subsequent improvement will only be incremental. In Xu Guoyi's view, if this disciple develops well, her potential is even greater than that of Cai Li, the most outstanding disciple he has ever taken on.

"He might be a future Olympic finalist!"

How could Xu Guoyi not be happy? He grinned from ear to ear at Lou Xia.

Although Cai Li is very talented, he is only at the Asian level.

To put it bluntly, even if he were the Asian champion, the number one in Asia, he probably wouldn't even make it out of the group stage in a world-class 50m freestyle competition.

It's that disparity and that touching.

This event is completely monopolized by Europe and America, and it seems even more disillusioning than the 100-meter dash in track and field.

Reaching the finals is already an absolute must-have.

Over the years, only one person from our country has ever reached the finals of the Olympics.

Yes, there is only one.

That's Jiang Chengji, who set a national and Asian 50-meter freestyle record of 22.33 seconds.

He finished fourth in the 50-meter freestyle event.

As for other men's 100m and 200m races, it's difficult for them to even make it to the finals, let alone the top four.

After all, China's first men's swimming gold medal was won by Sun Yang 10 years later at the 12 London Olympics; no one else had won it before, even though many events had the ability to compete for gold, they were just a little short.

It's either bad luck or poor performance.

To win an Olympic gold medal, you either need absolute strength, or... a bit of luck.

……

beep!
Twenty seconds later, Cai Li rightfully became the first to reach the finish line.

Then came Wang Haibo.

Wu Jin was several steps behind him.

Although he couldn't swim the distance, he still gave it his all and even used his speed-up skill.

Ding--

[The host participated in a brutal team competition, swimming experience +50!]

Wu Jin was taken aback when she heard the system notification suddenly pop up.

"Wow, what a pleasant surprise!"

A competition where the last-place winner gets 50 experience points?
This is equivalent to the amount of training Chen Jinglun received in a single day.

Does that mean I can use this to gain experience points in the future?

However, considering the decreasing experience points gained from the same training exercise, the system rewards probably won't be so easy to obtain.

The more you compare, the less experience you'll have.

However, I'm satisfied.

This competition was definitely worth it!
Wu Jin was somewhat amused, looking at her time of 27.03 seconds on the electronic scoreboard, while the other two times on it seemed exceptionally glaring.

23 second 71!

24 second 92!

Cai Li seemed somewhat dissatisfied with his result, and frowned slightly.

These are Asia's top athletes, all in the 23-24 second range.

If you can swim under 23 seconds, you'll be unstoppable in China and Asia; you'll be a force to be reckoned with globally, and you'll likely make it into the semifinals.

"Great!"

Zhang Yadong whistled; he had just instructed the 100-meter racers to begin their warm-up.

The next competition, of course, will be the 100-meter freestyle.

There are no newcomers in the women's 50-meter freestyle; currently, the women are in a worse situation than the men in this event.

Seeing Sun Yang's gloating expression, Wu Jin walked up to him and whispered, "Do you know who your opponent is?"

"I don't know!" Sun Yang shook his head innocently.

"There is a city!"

“亚洲400米、800米和1500米第一人，400米自、800米这两个项目目前的全国纪录保持者！”

"..."

Wu Jin could see with her own eyes that Sun Yang's expression froze completely after she finished speaking.

Holder of the national records for 400 and 800 meters?
This is even more terrifying than the national champions in the 400m and 800m freestyle events.

A national record, that's not something just anyone can break.

There are many national champions and Asian champions, but there is only one national record.

Wu Jin sensed that Sun Yang beside her was kneeling.

In fact, he did kneel down.

He knelt down completely.

When it was his turn to compete, he naively whispered to Yu Cheng next to him, "Hello, are you Yu Cheng?"

Yu Cheng smiled at him: "Yes, I'm Yu Cheng!"

Sun Yang revealed a smile that looked more like a grimace, and then turned to look at Wu Jin. If it weren't for a group of coaches standing by watching, Wu Jin might have let out a grotesque laugh like the one in the meme "The Mermaid," stomping her feet and waving her hands.

He really couldn't hold it in any longer. Sun Yang, this honest kid, was just too damn funny when he was serious.

In the end, Yu Cheng won by surpassing Sun Yang by a whole straight.

Yes, 400 meters gave Sun Yang a full 50-meter straightaway.

Sun Yang has probably never suffered such a devastating blow in his entire life.

It's over 50 meters long!

He has always been Chen Jinglun's undefeated figure in the 400 meters. Although he has not been tested many times, he has always been number one.

Now... I'm completely humiliated.

When he climbed out of the water, his expression was one of utter confusion.

There's a kind of adorable, clueless feeling about "where I am and who I am".

He had already looked at his results, but this time he mechanically raised his head, glanced at them, and revealed a look of utter devastation that was worse than crying.

That's a really damn blow.

It was completely wrapped up!
Yu Cheng didn't let him off the hook at all, leaving this new junior teammate with the shock of being the first Asian in the 400 meters.

"Hahahaha!"

Wu Jin watched Sun Yang walk over, turning back to look at him every few steps, and couldn't help but laugh.

I just couldn't hold it in!
When he turned back, he seemed to have returned to some semblance of normalcy, but his face was already contorted with suppressed emotion.

"Alright, laugh if you want!"

"I will defeat him one day!"

Sun Yang clenched his fists, staring intently at Yu Cheng, who had stood to the side.

Yu Cheng was startled and, as if by telepathy, looked over at Sun Yang. Seeing Sun Yang's expression of "deep hatred," he made a helpless face.

Little brother, please don't hate me. The coach made me do it.

Yu Cheng was also helpless!

"Old Yu, you're in trouble! This junior brother is the same type of person as Xiao Cai—extremely competitive!"

You'll get what's coming to you later!

"Haha, that's great news!"

Yu Cheng, who is only 20 years old this year, grinned after hearing what his teammate said: "If he can really beat me, then my bullying of the younger guy this time will not have been in vain!"

"When I was 11, I was nowhere near as good as him!"

"This younger brother is quite impressive!"

Yu Cheng spoke sincerely, but Sun Yang obviously couldn't hear him. Instead, a seed of determination to defeat Yu Cheng was planted in his heart.

And so, Chen Jinglun's new students began to suffer the torment of the Zhejiang Provincial Swimming Team champions.

Sun Yang is certainly not the worst off.

The little girls who swam the breaststroke all cried at the end.

Luo Xuejuan had pulled ahead of him by more than 20 meters in the 50-meter distance, and his confidence completely collapsed.

The coaches, however, stood there oblivious, some even chatting and laughing as they discussed the matter.

As soon as the glorious tradition of bullying the weak came to an end, Zhang Yadong stood there and said loudly, "All the coaches have seen the performance of their newly recruited students. The videos have all been recorded. Go back and analyze them to make an intensive training plan!"

"Alright, meeting adjourned. New trainees, all follow your instructors!"

"Starting tomorrow, we will officially begin intensive training for the championship!"

(End of this chapter)