In the early morning of July 19th, Chinese swimming hero Xu Guoyi died in Beijing at the age of 50 due to illness.

  Xu Guoyi, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, began to work as a swimming coach in 1994. In the 26 years of coaching, he has trained many famous swimmers including Ye Shiwen, Xu Jiayu and Chen Huijia. Ye Shiwen, Xu Jiayu, and Fu Yuanhui issued articles one after another to mourn the teacher. (Editing Zhou Jing)

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