Siobhan Siobhan: Hero of Hong Kong at World Swimming Championships

2024-02-17 05:47:21

[Tilu News]Hong Kong team’s female flying fish Siobhan Siobhan competed in the women’s 100m freestyle final at the World Long Pool Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar last night (16th). Although she was overtaken by a strong rival from the Netherlands in the last 50 meters, she still competed here again. This year he won a silver medal, and this year he has received one medal each of three colors. Siobhan admitted after the game that he did not expect to be able to accumulate gold, silver and bronze medals, and would use the competition in the next five months to adjust the details to prepare for the Paris Olympics. Head coach Chen Jianhong praised Siobhan as a hero of Hong Kong and commented on the other two quasi-Olympic representatives.

Siobhan was the first to touch the pool in the first 50 meters of the women’s 100 self-final last night in 24.87 seconds. However, she was overtaken by Marrit Steenbergen, the last third runner-up, and finally swam in 52.56 seconds, losing to Steenbergen by 0.3 seconds. However, she still beat Britain’s Anna Hopkin, Australia’s Shayna Jack and Kate Douglass, who has won two gold medals this year, to win the silver medal. Together with the earlier bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter freestyle championship, they have won one gold, one silver and one bronze in this event, accumulating three-color medals.

(Photo: World Aquatics)

(Photo: World Aquatics)

Siobhan said frankly after the game that she did not expect to win a three-color medal in a single session: “But it is also a very good collectible, and it is also great to be able to take home some physical rewards.” She has mentioned more than once that the current largest The goal is to prepare for the Paris Olympics in July, especially after consecutive days of competition. Yesterday’s 100-meter final was already the ninth shot of this year: “I think it is very important to manage energy and stamina, but I also think that we are in a period before the Olympics. Good position, just need more games to fine-tune the details and make sure I know the best strategy for the game and how to recover between games.”

(Photo: Hong Kong Swimming Association, China)

Chen Jianhong, the head coach of the Hong Kong Swimming Team, said bluntly that the coaching staff is very satisfied with Siobhan’s performance: “Generally speaking, winter is not the best season. We will maintain our original intention, prepare for the Olympics with all our strength, and enjoy the competition and any results. She is definitely Hong Kong’s best season A hero.” In addition to Siobhan, two other Hong Kong athletes who have qualified for the Olympics, Ho Chun-tao and Zhang Xinyue, also advanced to the semi-finals in the main event yesterday. Chen Jianhong pointed out that the former is maturing, while the latter still needs to figure out: “He Chun-tao is getting more and more mature. He has matured and his performance has become more and more stable. He can still improve at the beginning. I hope he can reach the finals in the Olympics. Xinyue is still a newcomer and has discovered many shortcomings through the competition, but it is a great thing to enter the semi-finals. Her The future is huge.”

This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”World Swimming Championships|He Shibei commented on his favorable position before the Olympics. The head coach praised “Hong Kong Hero”

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