"Hmm...... Got it. Facing the reminder of head coach Zhang Dongya, Guo Zizhao also nodded cautiously.

The promotion rules for swimming competitions are different from those for athletics, which generally take the top four or two places in each group of preliminaries to advance to the next round.

In the swimming competition, the top 16 in the preliminary round advance to the semi-finals, and the top 8 to the finals. Therefore, if Guo Zizhao is careless and releases too much water, even if he is ranked in the top two of the group, he may be ranked outside the 16th place in the total score and lose his qualification.

In the domestic competition, Guo Zizhao's strength far exceeds all opponents, so even if Guo Zizhao releases water, he can easily rank first in the overall score. But when it comes to the Olympic stadium where there are so many masters, if Guo Zizhao still dares to do this, the risk will be too great.

After all, this is Guo Zizhao's first official international competition, and Guo Zizhao is a halfway monk, so head coach Zhang Dongya also has to remind Guo Zizhao. In case Guo Zizhao made such a low-level mistake, it would be ridiculous and generous.

Just when Guo Zizhao and others were whispering, the other players in the activity room also looked at Guo Zizhao curiously.

Tut-tut...... As the king of sprinting in the world, Guo Zizhao's popularity in the international sports world is still quite high. I just didn't expect that the king of sprinting would actually run into the pool of the Olympic Games and toss it. Spanning two major items, it's really rare to see......

One is a speed race on land and the other is a speed race in the water; One relies primarily on the strength of the lower limbs, and the other relies primarily on the strength of the upper limbs. How did Guo Zizhao take care of these two unrelated projects? It is said that Guo Zizhao can still swim the world's top results, which is simply incredible......

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In particular, Popov, Hockenband and Thorpe are also skeptical about Guo Zizhao's results. The registration time in the 100-meter freestyle was 48.20 seconds, and the time in the 50-meter freestyle was 21.85 seconds.

Your sister's, is it really fake? A sprinter can swim in the top three in the world, this is fucking bullshit!

At this time, both Hockenband and Popov turned their inquiring eyes to Thorpe. As the only athlete who has played against Guo Zizhao, Thorpe still has the most say in this issue?

However, Thorpe also rolled his eyes at the two of them depressedly. Your sister, what are you doing with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu and Guo Zizhao fought four years ago, and the ghost knows what Guo Zizhao's current results are!

Besides, Lao Tzu was careless and lost to Guo Zizhao at the beginning, and almost became the laughing stock of the world. Now you have reminded Lao Tzu of the sad thing, this is endless......

Looking at Thorpe's stinky face, Popov and Hockenband were also instantly happy. Hey...... In this way before the game, it silently hit the morale of the opponent, which is really enjoyable! It seems that Guo Zizhao's appearance in the swimming arena also played an unexpected role!

As for the worry about Guo Zizhao's strength, he was not taken to heart by the two of them at all. As two generations of "the world's No. 1 flying fish", Popov and Hockenband are still very confident in their own strength. The morning is just a preliminaries, and after the swim, you will naturally know the depth of Guo Zizhao's strength.

And Thorpe also saw the silent laughter of the two, and gritted his teeth with hatred for Guo Zizhao. Granny's ...... Since you, Guo Zizhao, dare to come to the swimming arena again, this time Lao Tzu wants to let you know how powerful the "torpedo" is......

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At ten o'clock in the morning, the preliminaries of the men's 100-meter freestyle officially kicked off.

The preliminaries were divided into 8 groups, and Guo Zizhao was ranked in group 6, which was a very good position. Popov in Group 2, Hockenbande in Group 4 and Thorpe in Group 8 at the end.

After the official competition began, the atmosphere in the athletes' lounge suddenly became solemn. While resting and warming up, everyone paid attention to the results of other athletes.

On the wall outside the lounge, there are also several TVs, which broadcast the swimming competition simultaneously.

At this time, the coaches become the busiest people. Not only do they have to gather outside to watch the game, but after each group of games, the coaches continue to copy the results of the players in front of them, while analyzing the possibility of whether their athletes can advance to the semi-finals, or adjust the tactics of the game according to the results of the players.

Of course, there is no need to be so nervous for top players such as Popov, Hockenband and Thorpe, as long as they play at their normal level of around nine layers, there is no problem in finishing in the top 16.

Guo Zizhao and the others were also as stable as Mount Tai, but Song Ping was a little nervous and went out to watch a few group games, and then came back with a relaxed face.

Popov's time in the preliminaries was 49.05 seconds, and he is currently in fourth place in the preliminaries. The fourth group has just ended, and Hockenband's time is 48.78 seconds, and he is currently in first place in the heats. It seems that this time you can swim under 49.20 seconds to make it to the round of 16. Song Ping also said to Guo Zizhao with a smile on his face, "But to be on the safe side, you'd better swim within 49 seconds this time." ”

"Well......" Zhang Dongya also nodded, "Hoganband and Thorpe, there is also a 200-meter freestyle final in the evening, and it is estimated that this preliminaries will save a lot of physical strength now." ”

"That's right! With their quality, it's easy to get to the semi-finals and finals. As long as Guo Zizhao plays steadily, there is no problem in entering the finals. Song Ping also smiled and patted Guo Zizhao's shoulder, "Get up and move, it will be your turn to play in a few minutes." ”

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It is no wonder that Song Ping has so much confidence in Guo Zizhao, judging from Guo Zizhao's performance over the years, the results and state of the game are simply stable.

Others still have a time when they are not in good shape and play abnormally, but when it comes to Guo Zizhao, it is just the opposite. Guo Zizhao's state and results in the competition have always been better than when he usually trains.

Especially around 2000, Guo Zizhao broke out every time he arrived at a key competition, and the frequency of the outbreak and the increase in his performance were so large that Song Ping was stunned. It's almost to the point of breaking the world record.

In the past two years, it may be that Guo Zizhao's results have gradually reached a bottleneck, or there is less pressure and passion for the competition, and there is rarely time to explode at every turn, but just by virtue of the level shown by Guo Zizhao's daily training, it is enough to sweep the international athletics world.

This is true in sprinting, but it is also true in swimming. Since Guo Zizhao can swim a time of about 48.20 seconds in his usual training and domestic competitions, Song Ping believes that Guo Zizhao's results will be no worse in this Olympic Games.

Just when Guo Zizhao finished sorting out and was waiting to play, the deputy director of Shang Xiutang also hurried over, "I'm sorry, Lao Song, Lao Guo, I just had a meeting, and I'm late." ”

Shang Xiutang also hurriedly greeted everyone, then patted Guo Zizhao's shoulder and encouraged, "Xiao Guo, this is your first game, I'll give those foreign devils some color later!" ”

"Good! Don't worry, Director Shang, watch Lao Tzu go up and get these turtle sons! ”

Under the leadership of the staff, Guo Zizhao and other contestants also entered the arena in turn.

Guo Zizhao took off his coat, sorted out his equipment, and took advantage of the time to introduce the contestants to move his body briefly again.

Hey...... The Athens Olympics, Lao Tzu's first step to conquer here, start with today's swimming competition......