Morning scenery of Genshan Canal Park:
87-year-old uncle dives on his back every day
Our reporter Gao Huasheng, correspondent Shen Bohan and Jin Lijiao
Every morning when he boarded the "diving platform", the 87-year-old Huang Jinpei became a scene in Genshan Canal Park.
"I admire you so much, I should call you elder brother, not your uncle."
Recently, when reporters watched Jin Pei show his signature "back diving" action at the outdoor swimming base of Genshan Canal Park, a 50-year-old eldest sister was impressed by the clean diving action of the uncle.
Huang Jinpei displayed "back diving". Go to Chen Yantu Source: Qianjiang Evening News
Huang Jinpei, born in 1934, is 87 years old this year. Unlike many people of the same age who have entered the "dead years", he is in a very good state of mind when he is 90 years old. He is not very tall and weighs 68 kg, and looks like he is in his 60s or 70s.
When he was young, he was a unit athlete
Winter swimming in Songhua River at minus 30℃
Huang Jinpei once served in a unit of the Engineering Corps. After demobilization, he was assigned to the Hangzhou Branch of the Shanghai Railway Administration to work as a freight transporter. In those years in the Hangzhou Railway Bureau, Huang Jinpei was very famous-because he was an athlete of the unit.
He once represented Hangzhou to participate in the national amateur swimming competition, and also used to swim in the water at around minus 30°C on the Songhua River.
Huang Jinpei still clearly remembers the winter swimming competition on the Songhua River: "A standard swimming pool with a length of 50 meters and a width of 25 meters was excavated on the ice. The ice on the river surface was at least one foot thick. The temperature was too low, and the swim was finished. Less than a minute after the game put on slippers and stood ashore, the slippers were frozen."
In that competition, he participated in the 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter breaststroke, and 100-meter freestyle. He played well and won three silver medals, which contributed to the Hangzhou team's third-place score.
When he was in his 50s and 60s, Huang Jinpei often ran a lap of the West Lake (almost 10 kilometers), then rode to Fuyang, and then rode back after swimming to complete his daily triathlon training.
In August 2005, the Asian Triathlon Championship and National Trial Tournament was held in Qingdao. At that time, Jin Pei, who was 70 years old, represented the Zhejiang Qianwei Team in this competition (amateur senior group). In that competition, he experienced a second place loss and recovery. Surprise.
The competition required 1,500 meters of swimming in natural waters, 15 kilometers of road cycling, and 10 kilometers of road running.
"My score at the time was 2 hours and 42 minutes, which was much higher than the sixth place. I thought I could at least enter the top three, but I didn't expect that there was no ranking after the results were announced."
Huang Jinpei said that the ranking may have been missed by careless staff. Fortunately, after appealing to the competition organizing committee, he succeeded. On the third day after returning to Hangzhou, he finally received the lost silver medal and certificate.
Think about diving for yourself
It's uncomfortable not to jump someday
Swimming brings health to Jin Pei, while diving brings him another pleasure.
"At first, I was jumping and watching, but then the taste came out. There was a sense of excitement when I jumped (water), because I had to concentrate a lot. I gradually developed a habit of feeling uncomfortable without jumping for a day Yes." Huang Jinpei said.
Whenever I see a live diving competition on TV, Huang Jinpei will freeze the TV channel. His diving moves are mainly based on his own observations.
In the early 1980s, he moved to the Tianshui outdoor swimming pool in Hangzhou to swim. At that time, there was a three-meter board diving pool. He was often interested in seeing people diving. He never knows how to dive, it took him several years to try diving slowly, and then to ponder his back diving.
Although there were interruptions due to conditions, his love for diving allowed him to pick up the skill again and again, and now he is 87 years old and still enjoys it.
"The family members opposed it. Later, my wife came here to see me dance in person. It stopped after watching it twice. She still doesn't object or support him." Huang Jinpei told reporters that he also knew that his family cared about him, such as his wife. I especially support him in winter swimming, because winter swimming is good for the body. So every time he dives, he pays special attention.
"Before the jump, you must warm up and find out the surrounding conditions, how deep the water is, and whether there are stones underneath, especially in unfamiliar places. I have to check it out. I won’t jump in winter because it’s cold and I’m not flexible and people are dull It’s not safe."
The number of diving in the morning is controlled at 2 to 4 times. Huang Jinpei said that if he feels good, he will jump twice more. If he is not in good condition, he will jump less or even not. This must be reminded. In addition, he does not recommend that everyone imitate his diving. "I don't recommend jumping for the elderly. It is too dangerous. Young people under 40 are more flexible and I recommend trying it. Because diving can improve your reaction ability. "
As the years get older, the former triathlon gold training has not been played for a long time. Running and square dancing are occasionally involved. Only swimming and diving are the only things he insists on.
Every morning between 6:30 and 6:40, Huang Jinpei will appear on time at the outdoor swimming base of Genshan Canal Park. After greeting each other with his familiar swimmers, he went for a swim. When the physical activity is almost the same, he will start his own performance on a large bluestone on the shore-the unique "back diving" in the entire outdoor swimming base.
If you have seen the outdoor swimming base of Genshan Canal Park in Hangzhou in the early morning, you may have the chance to encounter this beautiful scenery.