China News Service, Xi'an, September 19th, title: Wang Shun's "number" said the National Games: three consecutive championships, 10th gold, four years later to fight again
China News Agency reporter Xing Chong
"The king of medley swimming, the wind goes smoothly." On the 19th, an audience held up such a slogan in the swimming and diving hall of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center.
Although it was not his victory in the Tokyo Olympics, he won the men's 400-meter medley at the National Games that day. The famous swimmer Wang Shun once again proved that he is the well-deserved "king of medley" in China.
After the game, Wang Shun told reporters about three numbers.
These three figures have witnessed the growth of the "king of mixed swimming" and also let the outside world see the future of this "king of mixed swimming".
Three consecutive championships, this is Wang Shun's third gold medal in the National Games.
After winning the men's 400m individual medley championship in the 2011 National Swimming Championships and breaking the Asian record, Wang Shun has almost no rivals in this event in China.
In the 2013 National Games, the national record of the event was 4 minutes 09.10, and the 2017 National Games successfully defended the title with 4:12.59.
However, for Wang Shun this year's National Games, the battle was a bit unusual.
At the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, Wang Shun won the men's 200-meter medley and crowned the Olympic champion.
However, after returning from the Olympics, after 21 days of quarantine, Wang Shun hardly even had the opportunity to go into the water for training before the 16th of this month.
In the preliminaries, Wang Shun only ranked fourth with a total ranking of 4:22.22, which made the outside world worry about his state.
Facts have proved that such "worries" are obviously redundant.
In the final, Wang Shun took the lead almost the entire time. His speed in the four strokes was fairly even, and his physical fitness distribution was also very experienced. The final 100-meter freestyle sprint was his strong point. Wang Shun was the first to reach the side without any suspense. It was 4 minutes, 12 seconds and 76.
Regarding the performance of the first show at this National Games, Wang Shun modestly said that no one in the arena is absolutely sure and can only do his best to fight.
"The Olympics and the National Games are close to each other, and they are both big competitions. The schedule is different, but it is the athlete's job to overcome difficulties."
In addition to three consecutive championships, this is Wang Shun's 10th gold medal in the National Games, and another 2 gold medals will refresh the men's athlete's gold record in swimming in the National Games.
This year's National Games Wang Shun is involved in many events, especially the next 200m medley, which will be the Olympic gold medal. Can Wang Shun hit the "golden king"?
For more than ten years, Wang Shun has maintained his status as the king in the Chinese men's individual medley event. This time the National Games is also very likely to make history.
However, Wang Shun still said that he would do his best to play every game well, "The result is the next thing, but the process is the most important."
Another number Wang Shun said after the game was "four"-"I hope that in the National Games four years later, I can still participate in this project!"
The 2025 National Games will be jointly held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. This National Games cycle also includes the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Wang Shun's words also revealed that the "king of mixed swimming" will remain competitive and continue to compete in the swimming world.
"The goal in the future is to jointly advance the 200-meter and 400-meter mixers."
Regarding the Asian Games to be held next year, Wang Shun, a Zhejiang player, said with a smile, this will be fighting at the "home door in front of my house", "I have 11 months left, and I will definitely go all out."
The three consecutive national championships and the 10th gold medal proved Wang Shun's absolute strength as the "king of mixed swimming".
Looking forward to the next four years, Wang Shun also said that Liu Zongyu and Tao Guannan, who stood on the podium with him, are all "post-00" teenagers, very young and great, and hope to carry the banner together in the future.
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