“Ah ah ah, first place!!”
“We are the champions!”
“We are the champions of the men's 4*100-meter freestyle relay!!”
“Please remember their names, the 13-year-old rookie competing in the Olympics for the first time... Chen Shu!”
“The world record holder in the men's 100-meter freestyle... Pan Zhan Le!”
“The second-ranked swimmer in Asia for the 100-meter freestyle... Wang Hao Yu!”
“The third leg, who stayed close to Australia and the United States... Chen Jun Er!”
“Pan Zhan Le! Chen Shu! Wang Hao Yu! Chen Jun Er!”
“You've made history!”
“Breaking the record held by Europe, America, and Australia for 64 years in this event!”
“You guys are truly amazing, every single one of you is the best!”
“Whew~~~”
In one breath.
Fu Yuan Hui spoke the entire paragraph in one breath!
She was a little short of breath, and her body leaned back on the seat.
But!
She was too excited.
This gold medal... was truly worth its weight in gold.
It was snatched away from a group of Western swimming powerhouses like the United States, Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
A true steal from the tiger's mouth!
“Amazing!”
“You guys are truly amazing!”
“You are the pride of the Chinese swimming team!”
Fu Yuan Hui roared.
“Yeah!!!”
All the swimmers in the training room of the stadium.
Had already jumped up.
Cui Deng Rong stared intently at Chen Shu and the four of them as they climbed out of the pool and cheered on the shore.
He still couldn't believe it... It felt too surreal.
Did they win?
And it was a gold medal?
Hahaha, first place?
The Chinese swimming team had won a gold medal.
Before the competition, Cui Deng Rong had never considered winning any medals for this event.
A medal was already a luxury.
Because, before... China had never even made it to the finals for this event.
“We won!”
“Our swimming team's first gold medal!”
“And it's a gold medal in the relay event!”
Team leader Huang Wei was also incredibly excited and cheered with his arms raised.
He looked at Cui Deng Rong who was still staring at the screen, and exclaimed with a sense of wonder.
“Old Cui, you were right, we should give the youngsters a chance!”
“This is the future of our swimming team!”
“They made history!”
“China is ours, and it's also theirs!”
“But... the future definitely belongs to them!”
Huang Wei got more and more excited as he spoke.
Cui Deng Rong, however, looked at the final relay times of the eight countries that appeared on the screen.
He instantly roared, “They broke it!”
He almost startled everyone in the room.
“World record!”
“We broke the world record!”
“Yes! Yes! Yes!”
Cui Deng Rong's face turned instantly red, and he couldn't help but punch the air three times in front of him.
His body was also swaying from excitement.
The world record, the world record for the men's 4*100-meter freestyle relay... was broken by Chen Shu, Pan Zhan Le, Chen Jun Er, and Wang Hao Yu.
3 minutes 08.23 seconds!
Pan Zhan Le: 46.01 seconds!
Chen Shu: 47.20 seconds!
Wang Hao Yu: 47.30 seconds!
Chen Jun Er: 47.72 seconds!
These were the times for the four legs.
All four legs were under 47 seconds!
Although the second leg onwards lacked the reaction time from the dive.
But even the slowest, Chen Jun Er, swam a 47.72 seconds time.
This was definitely his best performance ever.
Including the reaction time... he would have been in the 48.30-48.40 second range this time.
And Wang Hao Yu was the same.
Breaking the world record and winning the gold medal!
This was absolutely the icing on the cake, the best possible outcome.
“Amazing!”
“That's amazing!”
“It's just over the world record set by the Americans in our Beijing Olympics in '08, 3 minutes 08.24 seconds!”
“Hahaha, just won by 0.01 seconds!”
“It's so cool, it's a killer blow!”
Wang Shun was laughing.
The previous world record for the men's 4*100-meter freestyle relay was 3 minutes 08.24 seconds, set by the United States team at the Beijing Olympics in '08!
Now... it's the Chinese men's swimming team, Chen Shu and the four of them!
They swam 3 minutes 08.23 seconds at the Paris Olympics in 2024!
It was only 0.01 seconds less.
“Hahaha, awesome!”
“That's so sick!”
Everyone in the training room was filled with joy and celebration.
They were happy for the Chinese swimming team's first gold medal!
The third gold medal of this Paris Olympics.
And they were happy for these four young men who broke the world record.
Chen Shu and the four on the field were also hugging each other happily!
Chen Jun Er was already crying!
Wang Hao Yu's eyes were also red!
Who could have imagined... that they would be able to win a swimming gold medal so quickly.
And it was such a valuable gold medal.
“Team China, will win!”
The audience all over the stadium was cheering for the four of them.
Chen Shu and Pan Zhan Le’s names... were undoubtedly the most frequently called.
One at 47.20 seconds!
Breaking the world junior record.
One at 46.01 seconds!
The absolute number one world-class swimmer.
“Shuguang!”
“Shuguang——”
Suddenly, a shout came from the stands!
Chen Shu looked up... and saw a beautiful middle-aged woman, her eyes filled with tears, frantically waving to him.
This voice was none other than his mother, Su Wan.
“Mom!~”
Chen Shu quickly waved back at her, Su Wan was overjoyed and cried.
She said to the many people around her, “My son!”
“My son... he's only 13 years old, woo woo woo, he's only 13!”
Su Wan sobbed.
“...”
Everyone around her seemed to be stunned.
And Chen Shu and the four of them were draped in a red flag, showing it off to everyone in the stadium.
The American and Australian athletes walked past them with their heads hanging low.
The purple-red marks on their faces were still visible.
Pan Zhan Le, as the victor, extended his hand to the American team's Dressel... but was ignored by the guy again.
Again, the Australian Chalmos did the same.
“Damn, they’re too proud,”
Pan Zhan Le muttered under his breath.
Chen Shu, however, laughed, “Look at me, I don't have that kind of trouble.”
“Because... I don't know any of them!”
“It's a shame that I considered him an idol!”
“Who?”
“Chalmos... the champion of the 100m freestyle in the Rio Olympics!”
“Don't know him!”
Chen Shu really didn't know him.
After all, he was only five years old at the time.
“Youth, it's great, fearless, doesn't know anyone!”
“The main thing is to do it!”
“Hahaha!”
Wang Hao Yu was laughing.
Chen Shu nodded, “Hao Ge, you're right!”
“Alright, it's time for the interviews!”
Pan Zhan Le said to the others, and the four of them walked towards the interview area.
This was a routine after the finals.
Media reporters from China and many countries around the world would ask them questions.
Given the Westerners' special treatment and hostility towards swimming this time... this interview was bound to be complicated!