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

Chapter 65 New Skills! The Challenge of Professional Achievements!
Wu Jin wasn't very familiar with Luo Qing's name, but he had often seen his face after swimming competitions in his previous life.

He was probably partnered with Wang Ping, Sun Yang's "dedicated reporter." Both of them were CCTV staff responsible for field reporting, specifically for swimming events.

"Wu Jin, first of all, congratulations on winning the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle at the Barcelona World Swimming Championships!"

Do you know the significance of this championship?

Luo Qing clearly treated Wu Jin like a child, and the questions he asked were alright.

Wu Jin didn't want to act too mature, because if you act too knowledgeable about these kinds of reporter questions, it will make it even harder for them to ask.

Reporters are difficult to deal with, and athletes can't avoid dealing with them either, because news reports, your rise to fame, and so on are all related to them.

However, CCTV's broadcasts are actually not bad; there are many unprofessional ones, and some of their questions are even laughable.

In Wu Jin's memory, Luo Qing was considered normal. Perhaps because of his age, he seemed very polite, and there was still some excitement on his face.

Wu Jin could only shake her head: "I'm not sure!"

This kid is quite good at pretending.

"This is the first gold medal for Asian men's swimming, and also the first gold medal for Chinese men's swimming. You have made history!"

"Okay, I didn't actually think that much about it..."

Wu Jin smiled, and Luo Qing smiled too: "Have you swum this time in the finals before?"

"no!"

"21.89 seconds, that's amazing! Did you know that the swimmers in the next lane are world-class swimmers Popov and Hogenband?"

"Are these two people putting a lot of pressure on you?"

"Fortunately, I didn't think too much about it. The coach told me to give it my all, so I went all out!"

“Haha, that’s great!”

Luo Qing laughed, "As expected, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger."

"Popov almost reached the edge with you in the end. He was walking alongside you. Did you know there were people next to you?"

"I know, that's why I kept fighting until the very end. When I saw the results, I was shocked. If it had been just a few more meters, he might have caught up with me!"

That was indeed Wu Jin's honest opinion.

He really gave it his all in the last moment. In fact, Wu Jin was still uncertain about winning the championship the instant he reached the finish line.

Popov is truly incredibly fierce, almost inhuman.

"Okay, but we got it anyway!"

"Congratulations on making history! We hope to see you win many more major competitions in the future!"

"Thank you!"

Wu Jin's age was indeed an advantage in deceiving the reporter, and Luo Qing's interview was not difficult at all.

Moreover, reporters become kind and gentle after a victory; it's only when a loss that these guys ask some incredibly strange questions.

Wu Jin walked out of the contestant tunnel and was about to face the most rigorous competition test.

Xu Guoyi was clearly crying; his eyes were red. When he saw Wu Jin, he wasn't as excited as he was in the semi-finals. Instead, he looked at his disciple with a very satisfied smile.

He patted Wu Jin on the shoulder and gave her a big hug: "Well done!"

"Go back and change your swimming style. I'll also submit an application to get you a butterfly coach!"

"what?"

Wu Jin was taken aback: "Isn't it unnecessary? Coach Xu, can't you teach butterfly stroke too?"

Wu Peng was taught butterfly stroke by him.

"It's different. I'm not familiar with short-distance butterfly stroke and its strokes, so I haven't made any changes for anyone!"

"I'm interested in studying freestyle and breaststroke!"

"You definitely need to change your swimming style, including your butterfly stroke..."

As Xu Guoyi led Wu Jin through the random checks, he remarked that this year's checks were indeed different from those in the past.

They even got erythropoietin, a privilege usually reserved for the top three.

But how to say it?

Doping tests are time-sensitive.

Unless the coach is completely incompetent, a truly brilliant foreign coach possesses "technology" that isn't even on the anti-doping agency's list of prohibited substances—meaning this drug is far too advanced.

Since they are all new drugs, even if they are detected as illegal, it is not actually considered a violation.

It will be several years before they are included on the list, by which time many athletes may have retired.

Although samples need to be preserved for many years, and the testing claims that they can be traced in the future, in reality, very few samples are actually traced back; however, there are some cases, such as the Olympic relay bronze medal that Suarez won as a replacement, which was found to be problematic in the UK.

The worst off are American athletes, who are impossible to be tested for after-competition flight doping by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

In other words, apart from the international competitions where they can be tested, the rest of the time they are tested by the US's own anti-doping agency.

In contrast, athletes from other countries, such as China, undergo an average of about 20 out-of-competition tests per year, with world champions doing even more. American athletes, on the other hand, are often only tested a few times a year by their own organizations.

There are also various exemptions from illness.

That's where the joke about everyone having asthma comes from.

American athletes can take various banned drugs while they are sick, ostensibly to treat their illness.

If there were a world record for the number of exemptions Phelps has received, it's estimated that no one could break it.

After completing a series of random checks, Wu Jin followed the staff to the rest area behind the podium to wait for the awards ceremony for the gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the 50-meter freestyle.

Popov and Mark Foster were already there.

The two were still chatting when they saw Wu Jin coming over, and they both smiled at him.

They seem quite friendly.

In fact, unreasonable and arrogant athletes are still in the minority.

However, Wu Jin's English was limited to basic greetings, so she couldn't communicate with the two people at all.

Popov and Mark probably knew this too, so after the three of them greeted each other, he started chatting with Mark.

Wu Jin, of course, received his reward for winning the championship.

The system notification sound was incredibly busy just now.

Ding!
[Congratulations, host, on winning the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle at the 10th World Swimming Championships in Barcelona! Reward: 2000 experience points!]

Ding!
[Congratulations, host, on breaking your own records again! 22.01 seconds for the country, Asia, World Youth, and World Junior... A total of 2200 experience points are awarded!]

Ding!
【恭喜宿主打破荷兰游泳运动员霍根班德在2001年7月28日福冈游泳世锦赛上创造的21秒95男子50米自由泳赛会纪录，奖励经验2500点！】

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These are some of Wu Jin's records and gold medal rewards after winning the championship.

It happened in the group stage and semi-finals before.

That adds up to a total of 6700 points!
What Wu Jin didn't expect was that she would receive two other awards after winning the championship.

Ding!
[Congratulations, host! You have won China's and even Asia's first-ever men's swimming World Championship gold medal, making history! You are rewarded with 10000 experience points!]

Ding!
[Congratulations, host, on winning the World Championship! You have completed the initial professional achievement challenge and activated a new skill – Underwater Turn!]

"Wow, there's even this reward?"

Wu Jin was quite excited as she looked at the reward of 1 points and the new skill.

1 points isn't much compared to the previous 6000, but the main thing is that new skill.

When I won the championship before, a so-called "career achievement challenge" did emerge. The initial challenge was to win the world championship, followed by the Olympic championship, the Grand Slam, and so on.

Unexpectedly, these were all new skills awarded as rewards.

This new skill is great, especially the underwater turn, which is essential for medium and long-distance swimming.

It's important to know that, apart from the 50-meter event, events like the 100-meter and 200-meter events all require underwater turns.

Moreover, in the 25-meter short course, you also need to turn around at 50 meters.

A good underwater turn can even compensate for someone's speed advantage in the water; that's why many Olympic champions fail to win gold medals in short course because their underwater turn skills are inferior to others.

The Chinese team, in particular, has always had a weakness in underwater turns.

This is why in the World Short Course Swimming Championships, many events where gold medals can be won in long course are not won in short course.

In short course, each event requires twice as many turns as in long course.

例如100米，奥运会和世锦赛可能只需要1次，也就是50米的来回；而短池则要3次，25米2个来回。

[Underwater Turn]: Beginner lv1 (0/100), grants a 0.01-second skill boost.

"0.01 seconds..."

"Your reaction is exactly the same as when you set off!"

It's practically useless unless you level up to a higher level.

"However, I can start training for the 100-meter freestyle!"

"With improved reaction time and underwater turns, the results can be greatly enhanced!"

Ding!
Just then, a new task popped up.

[Congratulations, host! You have won your first world championship and completed the beginner-level professional achievement challenge. Keep up the good work and challenge the intermediate level!]

[Intermediate Career Achievement Challenge]: Try to win your first Olympic gold medal and earn new skill rewards.

[Take the first step onto the world stage, officially stepping into the realm of the pinnacle, and march towards the highest hall of sports competition—that is the true temple of athletic prowess!]

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