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Chapter 7: Level 2 Standard Achieved!

evening.

Wu Jin and Sun Yang lay there, too exhausted to even walk.

These two extra training sessions, combined with their usual training volume, were truly driving them to the brink of ecstasy.

Although they don't need to focus on strength training due to their age, and the intensity of their training can't compare to that of the adult group, the corresponding skills and physical training are not something that ordinary people can attempt.

"Sun Yang, if I compare myself to you again, I'm a dog!"

Wu Jin was lying flat on her back, her chest heaving like a bellows.

"Haha, why don't you just say you're not as good as me?"

Sun Yang grinned, as if he were excited all day for winning the 100-meter race against Wu Jin.

"Actually, I feel you could try a medium-to-long distance, such as 400 or 800!"

Wu Jin suddenly spoke.

Sun Yang suddenly turned his head to look at Wu Jin, and then said childishly, "Are you afraid that I will keep beating you in 100 or 200, so you want me to swim a longer distance?"

"Okay, 100, then practice 100, practice like crazy!"

I'll train you until you're dead!

You really can't argue with a 12-year-old kid. Even if he's a bit precocious, he's still a mama's boy at heart.

"Haha, actually, Big Tiger also told me to try 400!"

The "big tiger" is Wu Xiajun, the head coach and head of swimming at Chen Jinglun Sports School, and the "little tiger" is Zhu Ying.

This nickname wasn't given by two people, but by a guy who was persuaded to quit.

After a while, everyone started saying that in private.

The two main individuals frequently added extra training sessions, causing many trainees to privately complain about how difficult it was.

If you can't vent your frustrations through real-life PvP, then you can only resort to using nicknames to get your revenge.

"right?"

"Looks like my hunch was right, your 400-meter run is even more impressive than your 100- or 200-meter runs!"

"Is it?"

Sun Yang expressed some doubt.

He felt that he was already very strong in the 200-meter dash; in any case, Zhu Ying said that he could rank among the top five among his peers nationwide.

"Try it!"

"Aren't you supposed to participate in the team test in a couple of days?"

"You can try 400 first, then aim for 200 and 100!"

Wu Jin didn't know how Sun Yang arranged this test in her previous life, but anyway, she wasn't selected and would only be able to enter the provincial team next year to formally learn swimming systematically from the gold medal coach Lao Zhu.

He was probably not even 13 years old at the time.

He's not even 12 years old yet, but his talent is already overflowing.

"That's not a good idea. I want to try 200 first; that's where I'm most confident!"

Sun Yang's 200m freestyle is indeed his strongest event. While Chen Jinglun is better than him in the 100m freestyle, he is the number one in the 200m.

However, Chen Jinglun should actually be the first person to run the 400 meters, because not many people train for this event.

"what ever!"

"I actually still prefer 400!"

Wu Jin, who had been reborn, knew very well that Sun Yang's first achievement was in the 400-meter freestyle.

Then came the 800m, 1500m and 200m!
This guy is fierce!

Their complete dominance in middle and long distances is even more terrifying than that of a medley swimming prodigy like Phelps.

Because medley swimming is an absolute talent, a combination of four swimming styles; and Sun Yang's special freestyle swimming style, training experience, etc., can benefit all domestic athletes in the 200-1500 meter range.

One emphasizes talent, the other emphasizes skill.

Skills can be copied and simulated, but true talent is truly... a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Swimming certainly requires absolute genius, but the study of techniques can improve a country's overall swimming strength.

Compared to the former, the latter represents a collective breakthrough for swimming.

This is why Chinese swimming is getting stronger and stronger, with a constant stream of young geniuses emerging. "Let's go home!"

Sun Yang had already seen his mother, Yang Ming, a very tall woman, standing outside and constantly looking inside.

Yang Ming is also an athlete.

She used to be a key player on the Zhejiang Provincial Women's Volleyball Team, and now she is a professor and master's supervisor at Hangzhou Normal University.

Sun Yang comes here to train every day, and her mother picks her up and takes her to school, and also provides her with three meals a day. Chen Jinglun is not responsible for teaching academic subjects; he adopts a "training-by-day" system, which means that he goes to his original school for classes every morning and comes to the sports school for training in the afternoon.

On weekends, it's all day, and on Saturdays, they even have to practice extra hours on the evenings.

Today is Sunday, and the students' parents will be picking up their children to go home.

Wu Jin also saw her mother, Xu Wanqin, and the young face that was originally blurry in her memory suddenly became clear.

My mother was indeed a beauty when she was young.

Wu Jin's hometown is Quzhou City in Zhejiang Province, which is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. It is far from Hangzhou, requiring a 3-hour drive.

When Wu Jin was a child, Xu Wanqin would take the bus to Hangzhou every week to learn swimming, rain or shine; now, she rented a house near Chen Jinglun so that Wu Jin could study and train there.

His family's financial situation wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. Zhejiang Province's economy has always been good. A couple of years ago, to make it easier for him to go home, Wu Jin's father bought his mother a used Chery QQ.

Except for one day during the Chinese New Year, Wu Jin spends most of her time training.

Chen Jinglun Sports School operates year-round, with only a 1-2 day break during the Spring Festival.

Xu Wanqin, on the other hand, would go home once a week or every two weeks to spend time with Wu Jin's father and bring up some clothes and vegetables grown by her grandparents.

Life is so monotonous and boring.

In fact, for Wu Jin's parents, being persuaded to leave by Chen Jinglun in his previous life was probably a relief.

It was truly a painful experience, as we were separated from our spouses and had to rent apartments while studying elsewhere.

"mom!"

Wu Jin went to the changing room to take a shower, and walked out feeling refreshed after changing her clothes.

"Coach Zhu isn't here?"

Xu Wanqin asked Wu Jin, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"He was still here this afternoon, he's probably in a meeting!"

Wu Jin spoke casually, knowing somewhat what Xu Wanqin was worried about.

It actually happened in a past life, and it seems to have happened today. Zhu Ying told her about her situation, and her mother didn't sleep well all night.

They persevered for another six months, but they couldn't take it anymore. For Wu Jin and Xu Wanqin, continuing to train was torture.

Despite working so hard every day, my grades are declining.

Wu Jin was helpless regarding her physical development.

Wu Jin will never forget the tearful look in his mother's eyes when he turned around and looked back at Chen Jinglun Sports School as he walked out.

That was something I had persisted in with unwavering dedication for 7-8 years, and then suddenly it collapsed into disillusionment.

All her expectations and fantasies about her son shattered completely at that moment.

Self-pity can never save you from reality.

This blow took Xu Wanqin several years to recover from.

The lack of academic studies from a young age also resulted in Wu Jin's less-than-ideal middle school entrance exam results. She barely managed to get into an ordinary high school thanks to her swimming talent, and eventually went on to attend a junior college.

Finally, after graduating and looking for countless jobs, I ended up working as a swimming training instructor at an educational institution.

Xu Wanqin, a college student from the 70s, had been out of touch with society for too long and could only do odd jobs in a factory in her hometown.

Many families whose members did not pursue a true professional career path are a microcosm of this phenomenon.

It's hard to say whether it's good or bad, but Wu Jin, who has been reborn, feels quite wistful.

"Have you... regressed?"

Xu Wanqin looked at Wu Jin and asked her a question.

Wu Jin couldn't remember if his mother had asked this question in his previous life, or how he had answered it. In any case, in this life, he smiled confidently at her and said, "No, I've reached level two!"

(End of this chapter)