After a summer vacation, a classmate became an Olympic champion?

Chapter 98 First Gold!

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host for winning the first place in the 50m men's freestyle preliminaries of the 2024 Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, and 800 experience points as a reward! ]

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host for breaking the short-course world record for men's 50m freestyle in the 2024 Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, and 5000 experience points as a reward! ]

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Listening to the prompt sound in the system, Chen Shu couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, there are rewards for both the long-course and short-course world records.

That is to say, Chen Shu's breaking of the 50m freestyle world record in the Paris Olympics was completely unrelated to the short-course; he should not have any reward for breaking the 50m freestyle world record in the long-course.

But the short-course is different, this is a new world record.

Now Chen Shu has definitely become the new king of men's 50m freestyle, just like Dressel once was.

He holds the world records for both the short and long pools, and no one dares to question them.

And the most terrifying thing is that both of Chen Shu's records are more than 1 second faster than the previous world records.

In fact, Chen Shu's 19.05 seconds did not surprise some swimming enthusiasts who were confident in him; after all, the previous long pool world record was 20.91 seconds, and the short pool was 20.16 seconds, a difference of 0.75 seconds!

Chen Shu's long pool record of 19.88 seconds, minus 0.75 seconds, can obviously swim to around 19.13 seconds!

The difference from 19.05 seconds is not big.

In between, Chen Shu also has the advantages of water entry reaction and underwater turning.

"What should I add 5800 points to?"

"From Master to Grandmaster of Underwater Turn, 10,000 points are needed, which is obviously not enough!"

"As for physical fitness, I should be able to recover almost completely after a nap during the afternoon competition!"

Thinking of this, Chen Shu remembered that just before entering the water, Chen Shu had taken a special look at his immediate physical fitness and status. Physical fitness was 91 and status was 100.

Obviously, it was not the peak value.

If he was at the peak, Chen Shu felt that he should be able to speed up by a few tenths of a second, and maybe he could swim within 19 seconds!

"I can give it a try in the afternoon finals!"

Chen Shu thought gloomily. Anyway, in the 100-meter butterfly, his underwater turn has been upgraded to the master level, so there will definitely be a qualitative change. Three underwater turns saved 0.9 seconds, and he will definitely hit his own 100-meter butterfly record.

And the 50m freestyle...

"Win the 100 butterfly in the afternoon, get the reward, and then upgrade your underwater turn!"

It is definitely possible within 19 seconds.

"I just want to make them despair!"

The current 19.05 is only a little faster than Dressel's 20.16 by a second. Chen Shu feels that this gap is not enough to scare them.

If you swim within 19 seconds, it will be a completely different dimension.

Just like the 50m long poolSince, swimming in 20 seconds.

This should be the current limit record of mankind, no one can break it in a short time.

It is full of strong deterrence.

……

"Hello Chen Shu!"

"Congratulations on creating another world record of 50-meter men's freestyle short course!"

Because it was the last game at noon, the reporter hurriedly took the time to interview Chen Shu who was about to leave.

"Thank you!"

"Before the game, did you think you could swim such a result?"

"Well, I thought about it, actually it was normal performance!"

Chen Shu said calmly, but the reporter was obviously stunned, normal... performance?

Breaking the world record in 19.05 seconds is called normal performance?

That's abnormal, isn't it...

"Does that mean that you can swim to this range in your 50-meter freestyle in a short pool?"

"Of course, if I can't swim, why did I swim this range just now?"

Chen Shu felt that this reporter was too unprofessional. What kind of questions were they asking? He looked at it... Oh, it's not CCTV.

That's fine.

Although some CCTV reporters are also mentally retarded, there are at least some good ones.

Five Star Sports, that seems too amateurish.

This is a satellite TV station under the Shanghai TV Station. It seems that this column is responsible for the live broadcast of the Swimming World Cup.

"That means you are likely to swim faster in the final?"

The reporter continued to ask, and Chen Shu had to say: "No one knows this, let's wait and see?"

As he said that, he smiled at the female reporter in front of him, indicating that he had something to do, and left directly.

Walking to the backcourt of the Chinese Swimming Team, the crowd was obviously not as excited as he was when he broke the men's 100-meter butterfly record more than an hour ago. They just felt that Chen Shu was a freak.

The result of 19.05 seconds was still quite shocking.

Especially Cui Dengrong, who complained: "Why did you swim so fast in the preliminaries?"

In his opinion, Chen Shu should have played his best.

Maybe he even played beyond his normal level.

After all, in the previous short-pool tests, he fluctuated around 19.30 seconds.

He didn't even know that Chen Shu had improved his underwater turns, which had already improved by 0.2-0.3 seconds...not to mention other things.

"I'm saving my strength!"

Chen Shu said casually, and Cui Dengrong didn't react for a while.

"What?"

The athletes next to him obviously heard it too.

"19.05 seconds, you held back?"

"Brother, are you kidding me?"

"Really?"

Pan Zhanle, Wang Shun, Xu Jiayu and others obviously didn't believe it. Chen Shu laughed: "Of course it's a joke!"

"You scared me to death!"

"I really thought you held back!"

Pan Zhanle and othersHe was obviously relieved. If he was still holding back, how could the other 50-meter freestyle competitors compete?

Although Pan Zhanle was eliminated, Chen Juner and the others were also destined to be eliminated in the first round, but the foreigners would be shocked!

"Oh, right!"

Wang Shun suddenly thought of Chen Shu's extraordinary reaction to entering the water, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Shu, do you have any tricks for starting?"

"Yes, start!"

Pan Zhanle also remembered it and hurriedly looked at Chen Shu. Cui Dengrong was interrupted by this and finally thought of something he wanted to ask.

Reaction to entering the water!

Chen Shu's reaction to entering the water was indeed abnormal.

If the entire swimming team could learn this, and the starting time would be improved by a few tenths of a second as soon as they entered the water, wouldn't it be a sure start to lead? !

"What start?"

Chen Shu was still pretending, he really knew what they were asking.

This kind of thing can be regarded as luck once or twice, but if it happens too often, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

Chen Shu didn't even think about hiding it.

"It's just the reaction when entering the water. You are too extreme. You always hit the mark of 0.3 seconds..."

"How did you do it? Teach me. If I start at 0.3 seconds, I can break 46 in the 100-meter freestyle!"

"That's right, Brother Shu, do you have any experience? Share it?"

Many swimmers surrounded Chen Shu.

This may be something that can improve their strength in a short period of time. Who of them doesn't want to know? !

"That... I don't know either!"

Chen Shu pretended to be confused: "I just subconsciously heard the starting gun and went into the water directly. There is no skill!"

Wang Shun: "..."

"Pure... pure talent?"

Pan Zhanle had a sad face. This was even sadder than the bad news.

I was worried that my brother would suffer, but I was even more worried that my brother would drive a Land Rover. I envied his talent for water entry.

"I don't know, but it seems that I will enter the water suddenly!"

"I concentrated on preparing for the competition and went into the water immediately after hearing the start signal. Well, that's it. I do this every time. I don't pursue the limit of gun pressure!"

After Chen Shu said this, everyone was collectively autistic.

What they were afraid of was this kind of talent.

They thought it was an auditory skill.

Skills can be learned and practiced, but if it is talent... emmm, they can't replicate it at all.

This is the most hurtful blow. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

"Let's go!"

"There's nothing to say to this kind of gifted monster!"

"Damn, the gift of nerve reaction!"

"It's perfect for swimming!"

"I want this kind of talent too!"[]

Many female athletes were crying, including Zhang Yufei, who was envious.

She is now only 0.1-0.2 seconds away from world class!

At around 22 years old, she was at the peak of world-class level; but at 26 years old, she has obviously declined a bit, and is just a little bit away from the world's top level.

After the others dispersed, Cui Dengrong patted Chen Shu's shoulder fiercely, staring at him and said, "Really no skills?"

"Really not, Director Cui!"

Chen Shu shook his head like a rattle: "If I had skills, I would have told Captain Pan Shun and the others a long time ago. Do I have to hide it?"

"Oh, that's right!"

"I think too much!"

Cui Dengrong also sighed, but his eyes still admired Chen Shu, the little disciple: "Your talent is really a rare talent in swimming for a hundred years. Don't switch to other projects, even if you practice some long distance!"

"Okay!"

Chen Shu's answer was still unusually straightforward.

At this time, the eighth group of men's 50m freestyle competition also started.

Wang Haoyu of the Chinese swimming team and McEvoy, the top player in this event in Australia, are in this group.

21.23 seconds!

Wang Haoyu also swam a personal best in the short-course men's 50m freestyle.

Second in the group.

And the first in the group is of course McEvoy. This guy probably held a lot of anger in his stomach. He almost broke the previous world record of 20.16 seconds by Dressel, and swam a 20.18 seconds!

Faster than Dressel in the second group.

"Sure enough, he is your biggest opponent!"

"Dressel's condition has recovered, but McEvoy is coming on strong!"

Cui Dengrong looked at McEvoy who stood up in the camera and said to Chen Shu beside him.

Chen Shu was actually watching every qualifying match. After all, there were opponents for his afternoon finals. He could look down on them or even despise them, but he must not underestimate them!

Disdain is a taboo for athletes.

Many athletes often perform better than usual under pressure.

This happens frequently in competitive sports.

Many dark horses are upset, this is the case.

Soon, the group matches of the men's 50m freestyle were all over.

Chen Shu deservedly won the first place in the qualifying of this event with a world record of 19.05 seconds, and advanced to the 8-person final in the afternoon.

The other four Chinese players, including Pan Zhanle and Wang Haoyu, failed to advance.

Chen Shu became the only finalist in the men's short-course 50m freestyle event.

The second place was the Australian player McEvoy, who swam 20.18 seconds. He came with the flame of revenge.

He didn’t make it to the finals in the Paris Olympics two months ago, so he must want to avenge his previous defeat this time.

As for whether he wanted to avenge the humiliation of not making it to the finals or to win first place, Chen Shu thought it was the former.

Because of the latter, anyone who saw his 19.05 second result in the preliminaries would not be so stubborn as to say that he was going to find ChenShu's revenge is not that strong.

The third place is of course Dressel, the former world record holder of this event.

These should be the three strongest players in the world in this event.

Chen Shu is the only one, the other two are the third, and the list will continue.

"Let's go, go back and have dinner, and come back at 3 pm!"

Chen Shu's 100m butterfly final is at 4 pm, and the 50m freestyle is at 5:30 pm. Starting at 8 pm, it will be the 800m long distance preliminaries, and the men's and women's 4*100m freestyle relay.

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[The latest report of the Swimming World Cup in the morning: Chen Shu broke the world record twice in the men's 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle, and both qualified for the finals as the first in the preliminaries! ]

[The new short-course men's 50m freestyle world record: 19.05 seconds! Chen Shu: Play normally! ]

[The future short-distance world butterfly king? 】

【Only Chen Shu advanced to the men's 50m short-course freestyle final, while Pan Zhanle and Wang Haoyu were eliminated! 】

After waking up from a nap after lunch, Chen Shu saw his own news.

After the US team won three gold medals in a row, Chen Shu became the only face of the Chinese media.

Qin Haiyang's first place in the preliminaries was somewhat eclipsed.

In the preliminaries, of course, it was not as good as the gold medal, but... it was hard to say about the world record.

Chen Shu saved some face for the Chinese swimming team.

Looking at the personal physical fitness and spirit of the double 100, Chen Shu felt that his whole body was surprisingly in full swing.

He couldn't wait to win the first gold medal for China in this Swimming World Cup.

However, there were still three events to compete before his 100m butterfly final.

Women's 50m backstroke, men's 200m backstroke and women's 200m butterfly.

After these three events, it was Chen Shu's turn.

In these three finals, except for the women's 200m butterfly, where Zhang Yufei could challenge for the gold medal, no Chinese swimmers made it to the finals in the 50m women's backstroke and the 200m men's backstroke.

So the gold medal is destined to belong to other countries.

It's possible that China's third place result will have to be improved.

"Come on in the competition, and take first place!"

Chen Tongxie's WeChat was sent very timely, and it was obvious that she was very concerned about the various events of the Swimming World Cup.

Just now, Chen Shu broke the world record in the 50m self-sprint, and she also sent a blessing message.

Of course, this does not mean that the other party is interested in her, and Chen Shu is not narcissistic to this extent; probably only the two sides who are both sports students know the desire of every athlete (Wang Nuo) for the gold medal!

Only they understand everyone's obsession with the gold medal.

Even a word of encouragement is actually full of encouragement for one's own training.

Because she also went through this.

Athletes understand better than the public how difficult it is for a player to win a gold medal.

"No problem!"

"Watch me!"

Chen Shu sent a very confident WeChat message, and also included an emoji package promising to complete the task.

At this time, he had already arrived at the Oriental Sports Center with Pan Zhanle and his party.

The afternoon session of the first day of the Swimming World Cup in Shanghai is about to start.

The finals of the eight individual events will be decided in the afternoon.

The first one to be held is the women's 50m backstroke.

Without any suspense, the Australian backstroke queen, Kelly McKeown, who is absolutely a gap in this event, broke the world record of 25.25 set by Canadian player McNeill at the 22nd Melbourne Short Course World Championships with a score of 25.15.

And the runner-up is McNeill, who witnessed her world record being broken with her own eyes. She is of Chinese descent.

Born in Jiangxi, she was abandoned by her parents. A Canadian couple adopted her, so she hates China very much.

Then, the men's 200m backstroke was defended by the champion of this event in the Paris Olympics, the Hungarian swimming star Hubert Kos!

The third women's 200m butterfly, Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal.

The champion was the Canadian genius girl McIntosh, who holds three world records. She once again broke the world record and won the championship, nearly 2 seconds faster than Zhang Yufei. It is indeed an absolute strength in this event.

The Spanish swimming star, Belmonte, who holds 4 world records in the short course, has maintained the women's 200m butterfly short course world record of 1 minute 59 seconds 61 for a full decade, and it was broken just like that.

It must be said that this is an era of geniuses.

The world records created by the veterans of the last era will eventually become history.

Kelly McKeon, McIntosh... and next, the most dazzling and youngest world record star in the men's swimming world, Chen Shu, will appear on the stage! .