At the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, the Chinese men's 4*100m freestyle relay team fought against strong teams such as the United States, Australia, France, and Russia as a weaker, and fought back a championship. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Two years later, the situation changed in Kazan, when the United States and Australia were knocked out of the tournament due to overconfidence.

Today's Chinese team is not the underdog of two years ago, they are not a traditional powerhouse, but they are also the defending champions.

Compared with the final lineup two years ago, in the men's 4 x 100 free final of the Kazan World Championships, the Chinese team has a change in the selection of a baton, Yu Hexin replaced the retired Lu Zhiwuyou for the second bat, Ning Zetao, Lin Yongqing, and Du Ke still stick to the first, third, and fourth sticks.

The Chinese team's finals and preliminaries are completely different, and the reason is very simple: virtual is real, and real is virtual.

Even crooked nuts have begun to study Sun Tzu's Art of War, and there is no reason why the Chinese should not carry forward the essence left by their ancestors.

The United States and Australia are out, and China, Russia, and France are recognized as the top three teams by industry insiders, and the pre-match predictions vary as to the specific rankings of the top three.

Of course, the media in China, Russia, and France are optimistic about their own teams winning the championship, which is normal.

The U.S. team is out, and the U.S. media's prediction may be more objective: "As the defending champion, the Chinese team has strong strength in Ning and Du. Ning can swim stably within 48 seconds in the 100 self single event, and Du has the terrifying strength to swim within 47 seconds at any time. However, there is an obvious gap between the strength of Yu and Lin and Du and Ning, and the best 100 of Yu and Lin are outside 48.50 seconds, and sometimes they can't swim within 49 seconds, and they may become the Achilles heel of the Chinese team. ”

"The Russians have the advantage of being at home, their top player in the 100 individual event Morozov is in good shape, and the other three have no obvious shortcomings, and with the cheers of more than 10,000 Russian spectators, it is expected that the Russian team will win this relay race."

"Don't underestimate the low-key French team, the American team is underestimating the French team, and it has been planted in the hands of the French more than once in recent years."

"All in all, it is normal for China, Russia and France to win the championship. It's also sad to think about it, they are all commenting on the relay teams of other countries, and the American team didn't make it to the finals! The U.S. team made a history of embarrassment, failing to qualify for the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final for the first time in World Championship history! ”

The men's 4*100m freestyle relay is about to begin, and eight teams, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Russia, China, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, are divided into 1~8 lanes according to the ranking of preliminaries.

The final match is quite interesting, seven European teams + Chinese team, it looks like the Chinese team has taken a wild card to participate in the European Swimming Championships.

Before the whistle sounded, many players knelt on the shore and poured a few handfuls of pond water on themselves to find the water in advance.

At this time, the preparation signal sounded, and the first batter of each team went to the jumping platform.

Honk!

The start signal sounds, and the race begins!

The Chinese team is located in the 6th lane, and there is nothing to hesitate after the first stick Ning Zetao set off, rush!

But Izotov, the first player of the Russian team in the fifth lane next door, is also fierce, and he and Ning Zetao go hand in hand and rush to the first position together.

In recent months, Ning Zetao has followed foreign coach Brown for sprint special training, and the training results are remarkable, and it can be said that Ning Zetao is now at the peak of his competitive state.

In heads-up 100 individual events, Izotov's chance of defeating Ning Zetao is less than 50%, but the Russians are playing at home, and the fighting nation is particularly prone to critical attacks in this atmosphere.

Izotov and Ning Zetao were inextricably linked in the first bat.

After the first swim, Izotov and Ning Zetao arrived at the side almost at the same time.

Russia, 47.89 seconds. China, 47.85 seconds.

Ning Zetao was only 0.04 seconds ahead of Izotov, but both of them swam within 47.90 seconds, and they swam at a high level in the first stroke.

However, Ning Zetao's slight lead of 0.04 seconds disappeared in an instant.

The Russians were second in the 100 freestyle, with Morozov, nicknamed "Torpedo", also capable of swimming under 48 seconds at any given time, and Morozov is widely regarded as Russia's best men's sprint freestyle swimmer since Popov.

The Russian swimming legend Popov, known as the "Rocket", is on the rostrum of the Kazan Arena and is now the vice president of the Russian Swimming Association. and also serves on the International Olympic Committee.

Popov stood up excitedly, and he saw that his successor, Morozov, had thrown off most of the Chinese team's second baseman Yu Hexin in less than 50 meters.

The leader of the Chinese Swimming Association had a serious look: Morozov played too well, while Yu Hexin was slightly nervous and did not play at a normal level. In a round of 100 meters, Yu Hexin may be thrown away by Morozov for more than 1.5 seconds, the key is that our third stick is not strong, and it may not be as good as Yu Hexin. For Duke to catch up with a gap of more than 3 seconds in the last stick, then Duke has to swim within 45 seconds, which is quite difficult.

Sure enough, Morozov won by 1.59 seconds in the second bat.

Yu Hexin only swam 49.14 seconds in the second bar, which is converted into 100 individual results when combined with the starting reaction, which is about 49.50 seconds, which is too slow.

The game entered the third base, and the Chinese team has fallen to the fourth position, and continues to be overtaken by other teams.

Lin Yongqing made a fierce rush in the third base, but his strength was not hard enough, and when he handed over the baton to Du Ke, he had already fallen to the sixth position.

The tide of battle in the pool changed at this time, and the French team, which had been very low-key before, suddenly broke out in the third bat, and they unknowingly grabbed the first position with the crazy counterattack of Manado Jr. in the third batter.

Entering the fourth base, the French team is in first place, and the Russian team is temporarily in second place by +0.45 seconds.

Great Britain third, with France as the first team to turn around, the British team +1.62 seconds.

Italy fourth, +1.98s.

Netherlands fifth, +2.49s.

China was sixth, +3.22 seconds.

When Du Ke was waiting for the baton on the jumping platform, he found that this shot 100 self-picking final was too dangerous, and the first stick Ning Ze was okay, but our second and third sticks were blown up too much. The defending champion Chinese team in this relay event may not even win a medal in Kazan!

On the first day of the World Championships in Kazan, the Chinese team encountered a severe test.

After taking over the baton and entering the water, Du Ke opened all the stunts that could be opened at the first time, and pursued the opponent in front of him at full speed.

After swimming 30 meters, Duke overtook the Dutchman.

After turning, Duco blasted the Italian.

In the last 35 meters, Duke swam in with his breath closed, and he overtook the British player and went straight to the last shot of the Russian team.

With the last 5 meters left, Duke caught up with Russia's Robintsev, but he couldn't catch up with France's Gilot, there was no way, the front two strokes were too far behind.

In the end, the French team won the championship with a time of 3:10.74, and the Chinese and Russian teams won the second and third places respectively.

A sigh erupted in the Kazan Arena Natatorium, and the Russian audience was depressed, the Russian team started well, but was blown up to third in the last two sticks.

Vice-President of the Russian Swimming Association Popov. Xi Yi sat back in his seat and shook his head again and again: "If our last stick is replaced by me twenty years ago, we will definitely not be surpassed by Du Ke." And the French team always erupts at the last minute, which is inscrutable. ”

The few Chinese viewers were even more depressed: "Let's lose?" Very unwilling! It seems that it is not easy to successfully defend the title at the World Championships. ”

Until the moment of taking the stage to receive the award, Yu Hexin and Lin Yongqing, the second and third basemen of the Chinese team, were doing profound self-criticism: "Captain, Baozi, I'm sorry, we didn't swim well, and we were embarrassed for the Chinese team." ”

Du Ke comforted the two teammates: "The United States and Australia did not even enter the finals, it can be seen that the overall level of this World Championships in Kazan is quite high, and victory and defeat are commonplace, so you don't need to think about it." Please remember these opponents, swimming in the pool, if you don't advance, you will retreat, other countries are improving, and if we do not improve, we are going backwards. Okay, don't say anything, give me a smile to accept the award, don't be sad, I hope that in Rio, we can exchange this silver medal for a gold medal. ”

The defending champion Chinese team in the men's 4*100m freestyle relay lost the gold medal, although the silver medal is also a past result, but who doesn't want to win the gold?

The Chinese men's and women's relay teams had a disadvantage in the first collective relay event in Kazan, with the men's team aiming for gold winning a silver medal and the women's team aiming for a medal ranking first in the women's 4 x 100m free relay final.

It was a bit of a sad ball, but the players quickly adjusted their mentality, and the high-density schedule did not allow them to feel sorry for themselves, and the second game day came. (To be continued.) )