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Chapter 4: National Swimming Championships!
Wow!
Wu Jin swam vigorously toward the 50-meter finish line, the water splashing from her hands churning to both sides.

The constant alternation of the legs created a spiral of white waves behind them.

30 meters, 40 meters... He kept getting closer to the finish line.

14 seconds... 15 seconds...

Zhu Ying's stopwatch ticked away, and she was already looking forward to Wu Jin's 50-meter freestyle time.

It can be said that Wu Jin swam faster this time than he had in any 50-meter race in the past year.

It even surpassed the one just now.

I should have discovered this kid's 50-meter talent a long time ago!

Why...didn't I notice this before?
For the first time, Zhu Ying felt the explosive power displayed in Wu Jin's small body, which did not match her grades.

This is extremely rare among people of East Asian descent.

Snapped!
The group of sports school students who were watching Wu Jin swim over from the shore all heard the sound of her touching the shore.

"We've reached the edge!"

Amidst the cheers of the group, Zhu Ying didn't hesitate at all. Just as Wu Jin's hand was about to touch the edge, she subconsciously pressed the stopwatch in her hand.

This is a conditioned reflex from being a coach, and it seems to have become a muscle memory throughout her career.

The next second she looked directly at the numbers on the stopwatch.

"Ok?"

27 second 12!

"Good boy!"

An achievement that even Zhu Ying found hard to believe.

This is not just about reaching the level of a national second-level athlete, nor is it because Wu Jin is only 12 years old. Rather, in the entire country, those who can swim 27.12 seconds at the age of 12 can be counted on one hand these days.

These results would be terrible in the adult group, but in the 12-year-old group, they're in the top five this year.

"Xiao He, how much do you have?"

Zhu Ying spoke to her assistant, who then walked over and handed her a stopwatch: "Sister Zhu, 27.19 seconds!"

"It's even faster than this morning!"

"That's about right!"

"It's a time of 27 seconds. Keep it up, maybe you can swim under 26 seconds!"

The thought that Wu Jin, at 12 years, 1 month, and 3 days old, could swim in under 27 seconds brought an almost irrepressible smile to Zhu Ying's face.

This result is definitely good enough for a 50-meter dash.

He's much more talented than someone with a score of 100 or 200.

Compared to the 50-meter dash, the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes require more physical strength and technique, while the 50-meter dash relies more on natural talent indicators such as explosive power and body structure.

The 100-meter and 200-meter races are mainly a combination of talent and technique.

If measured by the difficulty of breaking human limits, the 50-meter dash has even more demanding requirements for innate conditions. Therefore, according to foreign theories, people of East Asian descent are inherently less capable than white people in this sport.

Moreover, from the perspective of professional potential, the 100-meter dash can also expand the scope of talent application through scientific training.

The talent window is much larger than 50 meters.

This is why so few people in China practice the 50-meter freestyle.

It depends on talent, or you might be born with a disadvantage!

……

Ding!
[Congratulations, host, you swam 50 meters with all your might! Swimming experience +10!]

Wu Jin was completely submerged in water, panting, when she saw a notification pop up from the system. She subconsciously looked up at the virtual system panel in front of her.

He didn't know what swimming experience was, but he understood it instantly when he looked at the panel.

[Acceleration]: Beginner lv1 (10/100)

This swimming experience, which is the experience for upgrading skills, is used to upgrade.

"This means that you can accumulate experience through regular training and competitions!"

"I wonder if Basic Acceleration Level 2 increases acceleration time?"

As Wu Jin was speculating, she suddenly emerged from the water, preparing to ask Zhu Ying about her 50-meter freestyle time.

Zhu Ying then walked towards him, mainly because Wu Jin's 50-meter run had surprised her greatly.

It was a pleasant surprise.

Wu Jin had originally planned to find some time to talk to him, but given how things were developing, it might be difficult for him to pursue a professional career.

But now... after all the mountains and rivers that seemed to block the way, a new village appears amidst the willows and flowers!
Who would have thought Wu Jin could achieve such a result in the 50 meters?
"Coach, how is it?"

Wu Jin asked, panting. Zhu Ying glanced at him and smiled, a rare sight on her face: "Very good, 27.12 seconds, you've reached level two!"

"2...27 seconds?"

Wu Jin's eyes lit up; even he hadn't expected to swim so fast.

"how?"

Zhu Ying found it amusing: "You swam there yourself, don't you know what you're doing?!" Wu Jin was genuinely surprised.

Goodness, this time is more than 2 seconds faster than his best time in his previous life.

In my past life, my fastest time was only a little over 29 seconds, right?
Of course, Wu Jin was 12 years old when he went back to school for junior high school at the age of 13.

Does this add 1 second of acceleration, making it 2 seconds faster?
If we add 10 seconds of boost, won't it be able to take off?
Wu Jin glanced at the virtual panel in front of him subconsciously and felt for the first time that this system should be very helpful to him.

Especially... the competition!
Yes, I need to participate in competitions and activate some skills.

Judging from the various inactive features on the system panel, there are clearly other swimming skills waiting for him to unlock.

"Wu Jin, during this period you should mainly focus on training the 50-meter dash!"

"I'll give you a detailed training plan tomorrow!"

"Let's see if we can improve it further!"

As Zhu Ying was giving instructions, Wu Jin actually wanted to ask if there were any competitions she could participate in recently.

But the words were on the tip of his tongue, and he swallowed them back.

Forget it, let's ask other people!
If Wu Jin asked Zhu Ying, he would inevitably get a lecture from her.

After all, his 100-meter swimming performance had been getting worse and worse, and he had only tested his 50-meter performance once.

Before she could even walk, she was already thinking about running. Zhu Ying still had some of the stereotypical rhetoric of a coach.

Wu Jin didn't need to ask to imagine the scene of being lectured. It was better to avoid trouble, so she pretended to listen to the other party's arrangements very seriously.

"Today, let's practice our core strength on land with Sun Yang. Your freestyle is still not smooth enough!"

"it is good!"

"Go ahead..."

Zhu Ying waved her hand, and Wu Jin quickly walked to Sun Yang's side, who was practicing the core of land cultivation.

The so-called swimming land core training is a complete set of training methods that mainly improve trunk stability, optimize power transmission efficiency, and enhance rotational control, thereby achieving smoother strokes and body coordination in the water.

It is a must-train sport for swimmers facing puberty, but training it does not guarantee that they will overcome puberty.

Not practicing will definitely make things worse.

"Old Wu, how much did you swim?"

Sun Yang, who was doing a side plank, looked up when he saw Wu Jin walking over.

Are there any important matches coming up?

Wu Jin also leaned to the side next to him and did the same side plank as him.

"What, you want to participate?"

"Tell me how much you swam first?"

Sun Yang is quite concerned about Wu Jin's performance, after all, the two are fellow disciples. Starting this year, he has shaken off his previous gloom, as he had always been overshadowed by Wu Jin.

"15.98 seconds!"

Wu Jin smiled and said casually.

"How many?"

Sun Yang almost stumbled and fell to the ground, causing the side plank to become completely disorganized.

Clearly, the number shocked him greatly.

He has never swum 50 meters in under 29 seconds!

Not to mention 27!
"Are you bragging?"

"You can run 50 meters that fast?"

Sun Yang just couldn't believe it!
Although I hadn't competed with Wu Jin in the 50-meter sprint before, we'd only competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter races... I finally managed to swim faster than him, so why is this kid suddenly showing up in the 50-meter race again?
"Alright, tell me about the match already!"

"You want to participate? 50?"

Anyway, Sun Yang had no chance with 100 or 200, but he actually wanted to give it a try.

"Yes, I should be qualified to compete in the 50-meter race, right?"

27秒是个很微妙的数字，这国内男子50米自决赛目前应该都是23-24秒的顶尖选手，最快也很少有突破23的，23秒内那都是上个世纪的事情。

It happened only once or twice.

It's even rarer than breaking 10 seconds in the 100 meters in track and field.

毕竟目前50米自男子的全国纪录也就22秒33，这也是亚洲纪录，已经好多年没破过了；还是由著名游泳运动员蒋丞稷在1996年7月25日的亚特兰大奥运会上，创造的。

Seven years have passed, and it's difficult to even break the 23-second record, let alone come close.

Wu Jin, who has been working in the swimming industry for a long time, is very clear about this.

"There's a championship tournament in Tianjin next month, which is a qualifying tournament for the World Championships in Barcelona in July..."

"However, participating in the competition is highly uncertain!"

As Sun Yang spoke to Wu Jin, Wu Jin's expression... immediately changed.

National Swimming Championships?
This is one of the most important swimming events in China!

With my current skill level, it might be very difficult to participate in the competition, but... it's not that there's no chance!
(End of this chapter)