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

Chapter 12 Getting the First Pick

47.70 seconds!

That was the time Chen Shu swam this time.

He stood in the water, took off his swimming cap, panted, looked at the bright red number on the scoreboard, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although he only got 200 experience points even if he won the first place in this game, he was already satisfied.

This personal PB is already the third in the team.

During training, Wang Haoyu swam 47.69 seconds, which was his best time; but his personal best in the competition was 47.89 seconds, which was still a gap from Chen Shu's time.

He was already the second best player in the team.

"Coach Cui, gold medal!"

"If we can swim this time, we can get the relay gold medal!"

Shi Mingbo said excitedly, and he was holding Cui Dengrong's sleeves tightly; how could he not be excited?

For a long time, the domestic 100-meter freestyle relay team was just one person short.

Just one second seed behind Pan Zhanle.

To be honest, Wang Haoyu was really a little short; so much so that the four of them could only get fourth place every time, and if they were better, they could challenge the top three; but in the world competitions, they were always just a little short.

Just missed the medal, that is, the bronze medal.

It's really a pity.

But now, Chen Shu's sudden appearance, if he replaces the slowest Ji Xingjie, will have a lead of more than 1 second; of course, this is the most ideal state, the swimming pool changes rapidly, anything is possible, but at least, this is hope.

Before, there was no hope.

Being more than 1 second faster means that the most powerful impact can be launched on the gold medal.

Cui Dengrong certainly understood, and turned around and walked out of the training ground. His voice rang in Shi Mingbo's ears: "I'll go find the team leader!"

While the coach has the right to speak on the players' participation, the final decision is made by each team leader; substitutions are not a joke, and involve many links, such as having to withstand pressure after losing.

The coaching staff and the final decision-maker must bear responsibility.

Also, if the main players are taken down and the substitutes are replaced, this requires explanation, and it is not as simple as a simple substitution.

"Brother Shu, you are awesome!"

Ji Xingjie was really impressed. Even if his main players were taken down, there was nothing to say.

Not as good as others!

Sports competition is so realistic, if you are not good at it, just practice more.

Even if you are an Olympic champion, if you can't beat the younger generation in practice and competition, you have to retire; not to mention Ji Xingjie who has never won a medal in the relay, so he has no burden.

At this time, everyone's idea is actually very pure, just to do their best to win this medal.

"You even called Brother Shu!"

"Haha, you really have to call me brother, 47.7 seconds, awesome!"

"I can only drink your foot washing water behind you..."

Wang Haoyu, who swam 48.10 seconds, said helplessly. He swam slower than yesterday and was indeed in poor condition. The other two were similar.

They were not as fast as yesterday.

One was that he had not fully adapted to the swimming pool. After all, it was 70 centimeters shallower than usual.

The second was that frequent urine tests also had an impact. The most important thing was his mentality and acclimatization. Yesterday was the first trial after the break. He was motivated, but now it was the second day and he was obviously a little tired.

"The coach should have fought for you!"

Chen Juner also came up and patted Chen Shu on the shoulder. Although Chen Shu was only 13 years old, he was already 1.7 meters tall. He was mainly very fast in his legs. He was indeed a very promising swimming star.

With the blessing of the system, he was an absolutely talented teenager, just like every young swimmer who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time.

In the history of the Olympics, there were a total of 9 young athletes who participated in swimming events at the age of 13, and Chen Shu was the ninth.

And this year, Hua Xia, 11 years old, Chen Shu's teammate Zheng Haohao of the skateboard team, broke the record of the youngest athlete in the Olympic Games in history.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I really want to fight for this relay spot!"

Chen Shu said to Wang Haoyu and the other two with a serious face, and the three of them were not surprised at all.

Young athletes should have such momentum.

If you don't even dare to fight for the spot, how dare you win the gold medal.

"It's okay, it's just one spot, it doesn't matter who goes!"

"I may not get a medal if I go, Brother Shu will definitely have a better chance than me!"

"Indeed!"

"You don't need to worry about us, we are definitely willing if you go!"

The three people were there to support, and Wang Shun also came over. He is an old team member, the captain, and the first 200-meter medley gold medalist in the history of the Chinese Olympics.

"The coach will definitely fight with the team leader for your place, but how can I put it? You are only 13 years old and have never participated in such an international competition. The leaders will definitely be worried. If you don't perform well, they will also be responsible!"

"Relax, if it doesn't work, let the brothers take over in the preliminaries, and you can play in the finals!"

"Okay!"

In the preliminaries, the four Xingjies will definitely have no problem entering the finals; the main thing is the finals.

On the other side, Cui Dengrong and the team leader Huang Wei really quarreled.

"Old Cui, you can't just change the team just because a kid suddenly gets a good result!"

"This is a big taboo in the competition!"

"Besides, 50 meters is Chen Shu's main event. He has never competed in 100 meters even if you let him swim. Can you ensure that he can perform stably?"

Huang Wei's words certainly make sense, but Cui Dengrong was very angry: "Captain Huang, what's the situation of the swimming team now?"

"This is not the time to be conservative. The whole team has no energy at all. It's not easy to get a player in good condition. Let him go and get the first place in the preliminaries first to boost morale!"

"This is definitely not right. If he has to play, it will be the finals. It doesn't matter if he doesn't get a medal in the finals, but he must not make mistakes in the preliminaries. What if, Lao Cui?"

"Everything should be done in the worst case!"

"Let's take a step back. Let this kid play in the finals!"

Huang Wei's idea coincided with Wang Shun's. This was the safest approach. Cui Dengrong shook his head: "After the finals, this kid is just like you said. If he doesn't perform well, the domestic netizens will drown him with saliva, saying that he took the back door. It's better to give it a try in the preliminaries first!"

"Let him find the feeling of the competition. If he can really swim well, he will have a better chance in the finals!"

"If he can't swim well, I'll write a self-criticism!"

The loss in the relay preliminaries is not a big problem. It's not like table tennis or individual events. Basically, the gold medal points are lost. This is something that must be held accountable.

If they didn't make it to the finals in the preliminaries, the Chinese people wouldn't think too much about it; this isn't the finals, it's about the gold medal, who wouldn't worry about it?

To put it bluntly, these relays weren't in the gold medal prediction range, if they really didn't make it to the finals, they didn't make it.

The Swimming Association won't impose too much punishment.

At most, Cui Dengrong needs to explain the reason for the substitution.

"Hey, Old Cui, why are you doing this!"

Huang Wei sighed: "This kid is only 13 years old. If he develops well, he can participate in several more sessions. This foreigner is targeting him so much. Do you think a 13-year-old can withstand this kind of pressure?"

"If the relay is gone, it's gone. Such an excellent seedling can't be ruined!"

The two people have their own concerns.

"I think we should ask him what he wants. We all hope to get another medal!"

"But every athlete should be aware of the worst-case scenario!"

As a veteran, Huang Wei certainly knows how bad the domestic public opinion environment is for athletes. If there is any mistake in this temporary replacement of young players, not only the athletes, but also the entire coaching staff will suffer.

"Well, let me ask the kid what he thinks!"

"I'll tell him the worst possible outcome..."

While Cui Dengrong was talking, Huang Wei nodded: "Chen Shu is only 13 years old, right? It's better to ask his parents!"

"Okay!"

"Then let him try this time; I think the mentality of the young players is much better than that of several adult athletes!"

"At least, they don't have pressure, they win if they win, and it's okay if they lose!"

"Hahaha, that's right!"

With Cui Dengrong's self-examination premise, Huang Wei had to agree with his plan; if something happened, at least there would be someone to take responsibility.

Otherwise, when it comes to changing players, the first person the higher-ups would look for would definitely be Huang Wei.

Now, Cui Dengrong has taken the blame.

I just don't know if this is a good thing... or a bad thing.