Hey there, future swimmers and sports fans! 🏊♂️
Guess what? Sun Yang, a super famous swimmer from the Chinese mainland, just won a silver medal! 🎉 At 33 years old, he’s the oldest competitor at the National Spring Swimming Championships, and he competed in the men’s 400-meter freestyle race.
He finished the race in 3 minutes and 47.94 seconds, which is super fast! 🚀 He was just behind Liu Peixin, who won the gold medal with a time of 3:46.80.
Sun Yang was in third place after the first 200 meters, but he didn’t give up! He swam even faster in the second half of the race to catch up and win the silver medal. His time was a full second faster than last year! ⏱️
Sun Yang said, “This progress shows that I am better than the Sun Yang of last year, and I have achieved my goal.” Isn’t that inspiring? 😊
He also talked about how hard his training was. He went back to training at high altitudes (that’s like training on a mountain where the air is thinner!) after five years. It was really challenging, but he didn’t give up. 💪
Even though he had some knee pain, he kept going. He had to get injections to help manage the pain. He said, “At this age, injuries are inevitable, but I have to persevere. I want to show young athletes that they can also persist until my age.”
Sun Yang is a great example of not giving up and always trying your best! 🌟
In other news from the championships:
- Sun Jiajun won the men’s 50-meter breaststroke in 26.85 seconds. 🥇
- Yu Yiting won the women’s 50-meter butterfly with a time of 25.73 seconds. 🥇
- Jiang Chenglin came first in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. 🥇
- Zhu Leiju won the women’s 200-meter breaststroke. 🥇
Congratulations to all the swimmers! Maybe one day, you’ll be swimming fast like them too! Keep practicing and never give up! 🏆
Reference(s):
Sun Yang wins silver at National Spring Swimming Championships
cgtn.com
