Chinese swimmer loses meritorious service coach! He concealed his illness for the Olympics

　　The Chinese Swimming Association released an obituary on the 19th. Xu Guoyi, a Chinese swimming meritorious service coach, died in Beijing in the early morning of the 19th at the age of 50. This "gold coach" praised by the people has burned his life for the Chinese swimming career.

　　Data picture: Coach Xu Guoyi (left) and disciple Ye Shiwen Picture source: Visual China

　　Xu Guoyi, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, began to work as a swimming coach in 1994. He has been coaching the swimming world for 26 years, and Xu Guoyi, 50 years old, can be described as the world of Tao Liman. Luo Xuejuan, Ye Shiwen, Xu Jiayu, Fu Yuanhui, Chen Huijia, Li Zhuhao, Zhu Menghui, Liu Yaxin and many other famous swimmers have all studied under him.

　　Ye Shiwen won two gold medals in the women's 200-meter personal medley and women's 400-meter personal medley at the 2012 London Olympics. Xu Jiayu completed the men's 100-meter backstroke consecutive championship in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships...

　　Behind these achievements is the dedication of Xu Guoyi and his disciples day by day, and the back of his growing old.

　　Data Map: Xu Guoyi won the "2013 Zhejiang Sports Top Ten" Best Coach Award by China News Service reporter Li Chenyun

　　Treating the disciples, Xu Guoyi devoted himself wholeheartedly. In the eyes of the disciples, he is not only a good coach, but also "Father Xu".

　　Like Ye Shiwen, he studied with Xu Guoyi at the age of 14; Xu Jiayu was earlier and followed Xu Guoyi at the age of 13...not just training, the daily lives of the disciples are all concerned about Xu Guoyi's heart. Asking for help and cooking in person are commonplace everyday.

　　The players are his children.

　　Like Budapest three years ago, Xu Jiayu became the first world champion of Chinese men's backstroke. After the awards ceremony, he couldn't wait to hang the gold medal on Xu Guoyi's neck... These innumerable bits and pieces made people deeply feel the beauty of trusting each other.

　　Source: Xu Guoyi and his disciple Xu Jiayu Image source: Visual China

　　Xu Guoyi once said frankly, "Athletes and coaches should trust each other and work together to achieve the highest goal. In the training process, I have not discussed with the athletes, they will recognize me and they will perform well. The growth of several of them makes me very Surprised, it can be said that everyone succeeded in each other."

　　Xu Guoyi has always been fully committed to work. Tamping the foundation, technology is king, and details win, throughout Xu Guoyi's entire coaching career, he is good at research, dares to innovate, and will never be tired of business.

　　"Coachs should use bright eyes to find athletes' problems and think about ways to improve their work effectiveness. Technology is always the first. Good technology does not require physical energy to ensure that athletes have a healthy body and a coordinated body."

　　Screenshot of Xu Guoyi's lecture video

　　In fact, in recent years, Xu Guoyi's physical condition has not been very good. As early as 2015, there were news about his hospitalization due to a malignant brain tumor.

　　According to media reports, Xu Guoyi did not rest at all after the operation. In order not to affect preparations for the Rio Olympics, he concealed his condition from his disciples. Only 5 months after surgery, he returned to the swimming team. Even so, Xu Guoyi lamented: If it was not because of illness that was delayed for a few months, the disciples could still get a few more medals or even gold medals in Rio.

　　In the 2017 Budapest World Championships, Xu Guoyi witnessed his disciple Xu Jiayu piercing the world champion's window paper on the side of the track. The pressure was finally released and the tearful Xu Jiayu was captured in his arms. It is still unforgettable;

　　However, in Gwangju in 2019, when Xu Jiayu successfully defended his title, this time Xu Guoyi could only watch his disciples on the highest podium in the wards of Beijing through television.

　　Netizens remember coach Xu Guoyi

　　Xu Guoyi hopes that in the future, Chinese swimming can train more champions.

　　"Every athlete is a coach's work. There are as many coaches as there are coaches. Athletes are a blank piece of paper. The key depends on how you train. It may become waste paper or a collection treasure. So we Coaches must have personality charm and insist on technology first."

　　Xu Guoyi was invited to appear on the CCTV Lang Reader Program. He chose to read "Life is Burning".

　　"You have enjoyed the fun brought by your best efforts, at least you can get a sense of fulfillment, you will win, and you will certainly win, first of all not others, but your own respect and satisfaction."

　　Xu Guoyilang Reader

　　Presumably, coach Xu Guoyi has already enjoyed the fun. He won the respect and satisfaction of everyone.

　　According to the China Swimming Association, Coach Xu Guoyi has made significant contributions to the development of China's swimming and set an immortal monument to China's swimming industry.

　　Xu Guoyi dedicated the best years to swimming. He once said frankly, "Dedication to Chinese swimming is my job. All the hard work is worthwhile and willing."

　　Xu Guoyi said so and did the same.

　　Coach Xu, you have worked hard, please take a good rest.