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Chapter 67 "We absolutely have to get sharkskin!"

After making a phone call to Xu Wanqin, Wu Jin headed towards the competition venue.

Wu Jin's parents were crying their eyes out on the phone, and she understood their feelings, so she didn't say much.

After the World Championships, Wu Jin will return to the provincial team, so she will definitely have time to go back to her hometown.

The next event will be the last and most exciting of the day: the women's 4x100m mixed relay.

China dispatched Zhan Shu, Luo Xuejuan, Zhou Yafei, and Yang Yu!
Luo Xuejuan goes without saying; she's one of the top two swimmers in the world in this breaststroke segment. Zhou Yafei is also very strong; she just won a bronze medal in the individual medley at this World Championships and is ranked first in Asia and among the top three in the world in the short-distance butterfly.

As for Yang Yu, she also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle, and was in top form, so Zhao Ge only finalized the selection shortly before the competition.

The only one who is slightly weaker is Zhan Shu, who ran the first leg.

She didn't make it to the finals in backstroke, but she is currently the fastest backstroke swimmer in China, and she also won a gold medal at the Busan Asian Games.

With this combination, they have a good chance of winning gold.

"Go China!!"

Wu Jin and Wu Peng stood in the spectator area, waving the national flag and shouting loudly.

The seats next to me were occupied by athletes from various countries.

Everyone was cheering and waving flags for their country, and the atmosphere in the stadium was much more intense than in individual competitions.

The relay runners on the field, standing there one by one, all exuded high morale.

"looks great!"

"You'll definitely be a key member of the relay team in the future!"

Xu Guoyi sat down next to Wu Jin and whispered in his ear.

Wu Jin paused for a moment, then nodded: "Mm!"

Relay race, this is a team event.

一旦吴瑾回去改变泳姿，兼练100米，那他基本上混接和100米接，都是要上的；未来还有4*100米男女混接、4*100米男女自接。

The former was first used at the Kazan World Swimming Championships in 15 and was officially selected as an Olympic event in 21.

The latter was first introduced at the Singapore World Championships 25 years ago, and has not yet been used in the Olympics.

It's only a matter of time before they get to the Olympics.

Given the Americans' ambition to win as many swimming and track and field gold medals as possible, it's quite possible that events like the 50-meter butterfly will make it to the Olympics.

If Wu Jin trains for the 100-meter freestyle, she can participate in the relays. Currently, she can participate in these two men's events, but in the future, she can participate in all four events.

If you train for another 200 meters, you'll have even more events to choose from.

Therefore, relay races will definitely be one of his major events for winning gold medals in the future.

……

"here we go!"

Amidst cheers from the crowd, the women's mixed relay competition officially began.

This team event is very significant, as it verifies the overall strength of a country's swimming styles; while the freestyle relay reflects the overall depth of a country's freestyle swimmers and is one of the events that best showcases the overall strength of swimming!

Australia has historically been able to occasionally threaten the United States in freestyle relays, but in mixed relays for men and women, the United States has never lost in 40 years!

In the mixed relay event, the United States has consistently won the gold medal, whether it's the World Championships or the Olympics.

This has been touted by the West as the strongest demonstration of a nation's strength in swimming.

Today, the Chinese team, which was not favored by anyone before the competition, will launch a strong challenge for the gold medal that the United States already considers to be in its pocket.

The first backstroke swimmers have all jumped into the pool.

China's Zhan Shu started in fourth place.

This is the order of the medley relay, following the sequence of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. The first leg is backstroke, which is currently the weakest link for Chinese women's swimming.

Finally, Zhan Shu was the sixth to reach the end and successfully handed the baton to Luo Xuejuan, the second runner.

"Sister Juan, charge!"

"Go, Sister Juan!!!"

"overtake!!!"

At this moment, all members of the Chinese swimming team stood up.

They cheered and shouted as Luo Xuejuan, who was constantly closing in on the fifth-placed British team in the pool, approached.

If the Chinese team still has a chance to win a medal, the turning point lies in this leg of the race; because the gap can be widened the most in the breaststroke.

Among the four swimming styles, there is a significant difference in skill level among swimmers in the breaststroke.

Apart from Australian player Jones, who broke the world record in the semifinals of this World Championships, no one else poses any threat to Luo Xuejuan.

Luo Xuejuan was clearly determined to win this medal.

“Exceed!”

"fifth!"

In just 20 meters, Luo Xuejuan overtook the British team.

Then comes Japan, which ranks fourth!
After 50 meters, she was neck and neck with Australia's Jones, and the American team was not far behind.

One second, two seconds... three seconds later, all the Chinese swimmers in the stadium were already shouting excitedly.

the first!

What is the strength of the world's number one! Luo Xuejuan overtook her old rival Jones, and then left the American team behind in just two breaths.

This is the Queen Frog.

Wu Jin watched with a chill run down her spine as Luo Xuejuan's single undulation in the pool was equivalent to two others; her breaststroke range was exceptionally long, and the other swimmers' underwater breathing was simply no match for hers.

This is also the secret to why China's breaststroke will be able to dominate the world in the future.

The distances for swimming and jumping underwater are exceptionally long; while other athletes often complete two jumps, Chinese athletes only manage one.

The developer of this skill was Xu Guoyi, who was sitting next to Wu Jin.

This involves coordinating breathing, arm strokes, leg cadence, and so on. Most people can't master this rhythm; there are some tricks to it!

In fact, future underwater swimming events using other strokes will also be based on this stroke.

"Too fierce!"

"Sixth place has overtaken first place?!"

"A pure technological crushing victory!"

Wu Jin stared intently at Luo Xuejuan in the pool as she sprinted towards the finish line, pulling further and further away from second-placed Jones from Australia.

Ultimately, she handed the third baton to Zhou Yafei with a huge lead of 0.37 seconds over Australia.

"This snow flute kick is absolutely world record level!"

Xu Guoyi was also there, sighing with joy for his disciple.

She went from trailing the US team by 0.54 seconds in the first leg to leading by 0.37 seconds in the end, creating a lead of nearly 1 second.

To be honest, swimmers from other countries were completely stunned by what they saw.

Luo Xuejuan, who wasn't wearing a speed swimsuit, was completely outclassed by Jones, who broke the world record while wearing a sharkskin swimsuit!
Even Jones' coach, Newgent, couldn't believe his eyes!

His own student just broke the world record, and not only did he win two consecutive silver medals in the individual breaststroke events, but now he's been left even further behind in the relay?!

The Chinese swimming team indeed has enormous potential.

Ultimately, Zhou Yafei and Yang Yu, relying on the advantage created by Luo Xuejuan, broke the World Championships record for this event with a time of 3 minutes and 59 seconds, winning first place in the women's 37-meter medley relay.

China wins another gold medal.

This is Luo Xuejuan's third gold medal at this Games, making her the undisputed MVP of women's swimming!

"Brilliant!!"

"Sister Juan, the Three Gold King!"

"Deserved!"

"powerful!"

"Queen of Frogs! World Queen of Frogs!"

The entire Chinese swimming team's stands were collectively thrilled, including Zhao Ge, who also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled more happily than anyone else.

Eight gold medals—the pre-competition goal has been achieved.

However, it wasn't through diving, but through swimming, that Luo Xuejuan won 3 gold medals and Wu Jin won 1 gold medal.

These four gold medals are absolutely worth a fortune.

The number of gold medals has doubled compared to the previous World Championships in Fukuoka.

The Chinese swimming team won only 2 gold medals in the previous Games, both of which were won by Luo Xuejuan.

"She's definitely going to be the MVP of this Women's World Championship!"

"Of course! Sister Juan, the three-time gold medalist, the only woman to win three gold medals!"

Where is the man?

"It's hard to say. We'll see on the last day of competition tomorrow. Thorpe has no more events, with three golds and one silver. Phelps has two golds and two silvers, and has broken the world record four times, but he still has two events left: the 400m individual medley and the men's 100m individual relay!"

"It's most likely Phelps, right? The world record points are higher than the gold medal points!"

"..."

The group discussed excitedly as they walked toward the locker room.

They should celebrate this highly valuable gold medal won by the women.

The next day, the final day of the 10th Barcelona World Swimming Championships, Phelps indeed made a stunning debut.

He broke the world record in the men's 400m individual medley again, and then won the gold medal in the 4x100m individual medley relay with his teammates.

Four gold and two silver medals, plus five world records.

Thorpe's title of "Great Demon King" is beginning to crumble; a new king has emerged in the world of swimming.

Zhao Ge looked at Phelps, who was going on stage with Luo Xuejuan to accept the Best Male and Female MVP swimming awards, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

A fast swimsuit really does greatly improve your swimming skills.

It's over at the swimming center... Zhao Ge needs to find a way to bypass Nike.

Because the Chinese swimming team is really bad, they signed a long-term contract with this American company.

During this period, the Chinese swimming team could only use swimsuits sponsored by Nike!
Where exactly is the Nike junk?
They kept making empty promises, saying they were developing a swimsuit better than sharkskin, but they didn't develop it before the Beijing Olympics. It wasn't until 09 that the fourth generation was released, and then... in 2010, the World Swimming Federation banned "sharkskin" swimsuits!
They didn't even get to eat the shit while it was still warm.

Zhao Ge was unaware of all this; he was dismissed from his post because he wanted the entire national team to wear sharkskin.

This involves a lot of interests!

He's already starting to think about having everyone wear sharkskin skin!
Just thinking about the scene of Wu Jin and Luo Xuejuan competing in sharkskin suits makes Zhao Ge feel that setting a world record might not be a difficult task!
Do it!
We absolutely have to get sharkskin!
　The release date has been confirmed: the 1st of next month!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)