They promised to win the swimming championship, but what's with this "Grand Slam" thi

Chapter 5 vs. Sun Yang!

The National Swimming Championships is one of the most important top-level competitions in China, hosted by the Swimming Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and co-organized by local provincial and municipal sports bureaus on a rotating basis.

It's very professional and represents the highest level of competition among domestic swimmers.

It seems that it was only established in the last two years.

The purpose is to allow athletes to accumulate experience in major competitions, and at the same time to select talents to participate in various international long-course swimming competitions.

Yes, the championship is a long course.

Another top-level swimming competition in China, on par with the National Swimming Championships in terms of prestige and scale, is the short course National Swimming Championships.

A long course is a 50-meter lane pool, while a short course is a 25-meter pool, half the length of a long course.

The swimming competitions at the World Swimming Championships and the Olympics are all held in a 50-meter long pool.

And for short course courses, there is also the Short Course World Championships.

Winning three gold medals in this event at the World Championships (both long and short courses) and the Olympics completes a Grand Slam in swimming.

Therefore, many swimmers participate in both short-course and long-course courses.

The only difference is that in short course there are twice as many turns underwater as in long course. For example, in Wu Jin's 50m freestyle, in long course there is only one lane, so there is no need to turn underwater once and you can reach the finish line directly.

In short course, you have to turn once at 25 meters and then return to the starting point.

The difference between the short course and long course 50m freestyle is just one turn, but the world records are separate.

In other words, short course has a world record for the 50m freestyle, while long course is separate from long course. Unless otherwise specified, it usually refers to the world record for long course.

In short course, the speed is much faster than in long course because of the push-off from the wall when turning.

The world record for the 50m freestyle short course is about 1 second faster than the long course record.

"Would you like to give it a try?"

Wu Jin asked Sun Yang, who was training with him, about how such scenes actually happened every day when he was 12 years old.

But Wu Jin could only cherish the memories of her past life and the future.

Learning to swim every day with a future global swimming champion in middle and long distances—I doubt many people would believe it.

"Yes I do!"

"But I might be a little short..."

Sun Yang said this with a very competitive attitude; he has a very serious personality.

At the age of 12, his mind is full of achievements, competitions, swimming, and surpassing Wu Jin and the other teammates.

"That's a pity, they won't be able to participate in this year's World Championships!"

Before Wu Jin could finish speaking, Sun Yang reached out with both hands, trying to strangle her.

This guy, did it on purpose, right?

Why ask when you already know? Are you deliberately rubbing salt into your wounds?
Domestic championships are the selection trials for international competitions such as the World Championships and the Olympics. These international super events have performance standards for participating athletes, and only those who meet these standards are eligible to participate.

This is what athletes often refer to as meeting the standard.

It meets the standards of the Olympic Games and the World Championships.

If Sun Yang cannot participate in the championship, then he will obviously miss the World Championship as well.

However, they are still young. At 12 years old, they are barely eligible to participate, which is the age requirement for the World Swimming Championships, where the minimum age is 12.

After all, swimming is a sport that relies heavily on youth, with many 15- or 6-year-olds being incredibly skilled.

There are countless examples of people breaking world records.

If Sun Yang participates at the age of 14 two years later, he will already be considered exceptionally talented.

At 12 years old... just participating in the competition shocked the global swimming world.

You might not meet one in a whole term.

"Haha, I forgot, I really forgot!"

Wu Jin quickly begged for mercy, but Sun Yang's mother, who was 12 years old, was already very strong.

He truly had no idea that all the memories he had after being reborn were from the future.

But Sun Yang doesn't think so.

Because several people participated in the team's 100-meter self-test a few days ago, even though he swam first, he was still a little short.

The provincial team is coming in a couple of days. If we still can't swim there, we'll really lose our chance to qualify for the championship.

Although he desperately wanted to participate!
"You really ran 50 meters in 27.12 seconds?"

Sun Yang looked at Wu Jin with some envy. Come to think of it, this guy had a better chance of winning the championship than he did.

There are few participants in the 50-meter freestyle race, so the standards are set low.

Unlike the 100-meter race, which has the most domestic participants and is the most competitive track, it also has many top competitors.

Consequently, the entry standards have also risen accordingly.

"Yes, how about we have a competition?"

Wu Jin also wanted to try to gain experience through regular training, and he knew Sun Yang's personality very well; this guy would accept any provocation.

Commonly known as "One-Shot Hero".

As expected, Sun Yang didn't hesitate at all: "What should we compare? 100, or 200?"

"Screw you, it's more than 50!"

Who's going to compare 200 with you?
Wu Jincai didn't want to be humiliated. At this time, Sun Yang's 200m and 400m performances were already showing promise, ranking among the top five in his age group in China. In another six months, he would be in the top three in the 400m and directly enter the provincial team.

"Let's have a competition later, after we finish our core training!"

"I really don't believe you can swim 27 seconds..."

He's no match for me in the 100 meters, but he's so strong in the 50 meters?

Sun Yang muttered to himself, and subconsciously competed with Wu Jin in training.

The 12-year-old kid was so much fun. Wu Jin still clearly remembers that a couple of years ago, this guy absolutely refused to train and just lazed around every day.

It took Zhu Ying, her parents, and others working together to persuade and coax him until things slowly got back on track.

A few days ago, Wu Jin swam past Chen Jinglun Sports School and became the "number one" in the 12-year-old freestyle category, which further sparked his interest in swimming.

The two of them, feeling utterly hopeless, finished a half-hour core workout and lay there, not wanting to move at all.

After recovering, Sun Yang clearly hadn't forgotten about his match with Wu Jin.

"Come on, let's have a go!"

Sun Yang spoke to Wu Jin with great excitement.

The two of them got up and walked to the swimming pool next to them, which was usually used for teaching.

"Oh oh oh~~~"

Many students, who were just watching the spectacle, started to jeer.

Hearing the commotion, Zhu Ying looked up and glanced towards the swimming pool next door: "What are those two kids doing?"

"Little Sun Yang, if Wu Jin is still not convinced after swimming 27 seconds, go for a swim with him!"

"His competitive spirit..."

The assistant was smiling.

Zhu Ying shook her head as well; she knew her two students' personalities all too well.

Go for it, Sun Yang!

"Go for it, Wu Jin!"

Both cheerleading squads were already in place. Wu Jin and Sun Yang stood in front of the starting platform. Sun Yang even made a victory sign, which made Wu Jin laugh.

"let's start!"

Wu Jin urged Sun Yang on.

The two looked at each other, then nodded in unison and said at the same time... "Begin!"
thump!
They fell into the water almost simultaneously.

Then, he accelerated in the water, and the moment Sun Yang popped his head out of the water, Wu Jin was still underwater.

But the next second, he felt a strong splash of water from the side, and Wu Jin had already emerged from the water in front of him.

He was almost half a body length faster than him.

"This is impossible!"

When will this guy be able to get out of the water faster than me?
Sun Yang began to swing his arms and try his best to catch up, but found that even after he increased his speed, Wu Jin was still ahead of him.

"its not right!"

Zhu Ying initially didn't take the competition between the two people seriously, but when her eyes swept over them, she immediately stood up.

According to the previous private competition between Wu Jin and Sun Yang, Sun Yang's speed and distance at the start of the race were both farther than Wu Jin's; although it was a 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle race, the start for freestyle was the same.

There is little difference between the inlet and outlet water.

"When did this kid become faster than Sun Yang?"

Zhu Ying looked at the swimming pool, watching Wu Jin gradually distance herself from Sun Yang.

As they approached the finish line, Wu Jin had already taken a full body length ahead of Sun Yang.

They are not opponents of the same level at all.

"It should be another 27 seconds or so!"

Zhu Ying had this estimate because she knew Sun Yang's 50-meter freestyle time was around 29 seconds.

"It seems Wu Jin has stabilized this range!"

Zhu Ying sighed, feeling increasingly that she had wasted Wu Jin's talent.

If he had started practicing the 50-meter freestyle earlier, would he already be in 26 seconds?

That way, I can make an appearance at this year's championship and experience the atmosphere of the competition.

Thinking about this, Zhu Ying still felt a little sad.

Meanwhile, inside the pool, Wu Jin smiled at Sun Yang, who was panting heavily and looking displeased, and said, "How about it, are you convinced or not?"

"Come again!"

This guy didn't say a single word of nonsense.

"Come on, I'll torture you to death!"

Wu Jin laughed loudly, showing no fear whatsoever.

I just gained another 9 points of swimming experience. It seems that private swimming training can indeed subtly improve one's strength.

(End of this chapter)