He Shibei won the silver medal in the women's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic swimming medal in Hong Kong history.
How much do you know about her?
She said: "I want to swim PB every time (the best time); do you know that PB is actually a difficult, difficult, and difficult thing."
However, after the 2016 Olympics, this girl was in the 200-meter freestyle Repeating the "very difficult, very difficult, very difficult thing" five times, with a world-class time of 1 minute and 53.92 seconds, Hong Kong finally made history in the Olympic swimming pool lanes.
He Shibei, a native of Hong Kong, became the first Olympic-winning swimmer in Hong Kong history.
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Note: He Shibei was born in Hong Kong and has been studying in a local mainstream school. He did not leave Hong Kong for the first time until the completion of the DSE.
"Old Master Zi", "Southeast and Northwest", "Tai Ping", you have played it like her, "As You Like It" are all our collective memories.
So, don’t be surprised at "He Shibei knows Chinese Frame", okay?
I got 5 in DSE spoken Chinese.
Note again: The PBs mentioned in the article are all Hong Kong records.
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That day in Gwangju, South Korea, we both sat down and talked about "determination."
As early as the Beijing Olympics, He Shibei had the honor to watch the game, sitting in the Water Cube and witnessing the historic site of Phoebes sweeping the 8 gold medals. For an 11-year-old child, the Olympic scene was a shock.
When I was 15 years old, I was also at the Olympic scene, but sitting on the "hill top" of the London Aquatic Center and overlooking the 8 waterlines was boring.
"Sit on the top of the mountain in the next year's "Sit on the top of the mountain" will be the most borderline position of the end of the second row, I will tell myself, next time it really is not OK, I want to go for a swim!"
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 11-year-old He Shibei was watching Phoebe in the stands.
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Resolving this matter is never said, to go from the Olympic stand to the Olympic diving platform, He Shibei has put it into practice like this:
In St. Paul's Middle School, He Shibei got up every 5 o'clock to practice water and then returned to school. Learning must concentrate on class because there is no room for tuition in the schedule.
After lunch, I will do my homework before doing my homework, because I have to hurry to train as soon as the class is over.
TV can only deliver meals in the evening, please study and practice the piano in the rest of the time, go to bed at 10 o'clock, tomorrow and tomorrow.
In 2015, the amount of training had to be reduced to meet the public exams. After the exam, He Shibei decided to practice water for seven days a week to recover what was lost.
However, in this summer vacation, Hong Kong has the first A-standard swimmer in history, He Shibei swims into the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Having said that, some people may question: scared?
Isn't He Shibei going to the United States to practice and then A mark first?
Sorry, no.
After the summer vacation that year, He Shibei arrived in the United States to study at university, and all the history of A-standard struggle took place in Hong Kong.
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, He Shibei was the first Hong Kong swimmer to achieve the Olympic A standard.
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In Rio 2016, He Shibei's Olympic scene was as shocking as the Water Cube, but the London Aquatics Center's "Isn't it true next time" also appeared.
In the 200m freestyle preliminary round, she swam 1 minute 56.91 seconds, breaking the Hong Kong record and becoming the first Hong Kong swimmer to qualify for the semi-finals in the Olympic swimming event. The word "He Shibei" became popular overnight.
"But I was really nervous in the semi-finals. Sarah Sjostrom, Katie Ledecky, Federica Pellegrini, and Federica Pellegrini were the ones who traveled with me. The top 4 in the finals were in the finals! It was really awkward and nervous. The American coach told me afterwards that when I saw me on the field, I had a zero expression on TV. I was really surprised and nervous."
The 18-year-old He Shibei finally couldn’t resist, and finished 13th in the semi-finals. He Shibei believes that this performance reflects the distance between herself and the world class: “I’m not a world-class swimmer, just looking at Sarah Sjostrom. It's "Wow, I'm going to swim with the stars", but next time I really can't do it."
He Shibei won the Olympic silver medal comic strip:
"I can't do it next time" made He Shibei continue to explode after Rio. In the 2017 World Championships, he pushed the 200 from the PB twice in the preliminary round (1 minute 56.62 seconds) and final (1 minute 55.96 seconds). Since then, the Hong Kong swimming world A world number 5 has appeared.
The flying fish was also seen in Hong Kong during the summer vacation that year. She won the 100 and 200 double gold medals at the Universiade. He Shibei said that day: "This proves that Hong Kong athletes are outstanding."
"Hong Kong athletes are outstanding." He Shibei speaks persuasively, and there is no doubt that He Shibei himself can be described.
However, He Shibei never takes the initiative to report good news. PB, gold medals, record breaking, she will only understate (or even not mention) on social media, low-key and humble style, and will not easily report concerns.
However, in the dazzling year of 2017, all the flashing achievements buried a period of pain.
In the dazzling 2017, all the shining achievements buried a pain.
(Photo by Yang Yuqiao)
On New Year's Eve in 2017, He Shibei trained as usual. She had a sudden pain in her left ankle at the last turn, but she did not stop.
I sought medical attention quickly afterwards, but X-ray, MRI, Chinese medicine, Western medicine, acupuncture, and specialists could not find the cause of the pain.
After resting for 9 weeks and suspending training, I initially thought that I could have a relaxing vacation, but the full schedule suddenly emptied, and the worries in my mind continued to circulate.
There is no way to check, everything can only be estimated, and the doctor said, "It may not get worse, but it will hurt." He Shibei's heart is immediately confused.
"I have never been able to swim in the world for 9 weeks. How can I make up for the 9-week progress? There is no way to do it in the house, and I don’t have a brain to occupy. I think that the whole world is progressing tightly. But I Sit down."
Then she thought: “Is it the end of my career?
"Is it the end of my career? If I am a microphone, I will finish my career?" (Photo: Photo by Lu Yiming)
Acupuncture, massage, relaxation, recovery treatment, time in the swimming pool, rehabilitation center has increased unabated, He Shibei chose to continue, her career did not end there, nor did she fully recover from the pain.
Speaking of before the 2018 Asian Games, He Shibei suffered from foot injuries and decided to withdraw from the Asian Games to restore her body. The gravel in front of the door gradually piled up. What about the Tokyo Olympics?
"If there is a problem, even if the doctor can't solve it, you have to believe in yourself," she said. The rest depends on faith.
For example, human beings are combined by body and will, and the body is against you. If you want to break through, you must rely on your will to move on. The "He Shibei will" is surprising.
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After recuperating, He Shibei returned to fighting in the beginning of 2019 and won 5 golds and 2 silvers as the captain of the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Swimming Championships of American universities. He moved to the NCAA American University Swimming League and also won two silvers and three bronzes.
However, when he returned to the World Championships in the summer vacation that year, He Shibei swam out of the PB in the 200 semi-finals in 1 minute 55.58 seconds and advanced strongly.
As in Rio, there are still Federica Pellegrini (Federica Pellegrini), Sarah Sjöström (Sarah Sjöström), and Dimes (Ariarne Titmus), the new Australian power; but this time it was four people competing. He Shibei is one of the finals of each card.
"I belong here", He Shibei swims 1 minute 54.98 seconds of the super-standard PB in the final. Even though he can eat the medal in 0.2 seconds, the title of "World 4th" has established a world-class status.
"Next time I will chase for 0.2 seconds, next time I won't lose."
The next time this time is the Tokyo Olympics.
For the Tokyo Olympic Women’s 200 freestyle, the distance between Hong Kong and the swimming Olympic medal is infinitely close.
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0.2 seconds, the distance in the eyes of others, "Small difference, little sigh", "Extend only one hand, you will win", "Small difference... Don't tie it," He Shibei said.
"Did you know that PB is actually a very difficult, very difficult, very difficult thing. We have trained for 4 years, and an Olympic cycle may be as fast as 1 second. It is a good time to swim and swim for many hours. I want to go as fast as a few minutes." Seconds, some people have been swimming for a few years and it’s almost half a second, and they are very discouraged. You try to tell me, I don’t know how many thousands of minutes, because I want to be half a second faster, people think you are stupid!"
However, the 1 minute and 56.91 seconds of the Rio Olympics this year's 1 minute and 54.89 seconds of the Long Pool Time Trial is a five-year distance.
He Shibei taught us that Hong Kong people can have an infinite distance from Olympic swimming medals.
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Swim from 18 to 23 years old, tried to fight with tenacious injuries, and also tried to jump into the river with the cold wind of 12 degrees when the epidemic hit the United States. A determination called "He Shibei" allowed us to swim with Olympic medals. There is an infinite close distance.
"Did you know, when I look at Phoebus, I feel so far and unreal; but I am a Hong Konger and I hope to infect more local children with the desire for the Olympics."
Determination is to do what you want to do, stick to it until you do well; I hope there will be more He Shibei in Hong Kong.
He Shibei.
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* "I will chase the fan next time by 0.2 seconds". In fact, He Shibei scored 1 minute 54.44 seconds in the 2020 physical education test competition. Not only did it break the best time, it was faster than China's Yang Junxuan's Asian record of 1 minute 54.57 seconds. At 0.13 seconds, it also surpassed the American swimmer Lydgie's 1 minute 54.59 seconds, temporarily becoming the world's best women's 200 self-time in 2020.
However, the test match is not an official event, and the record will not be recognized.
What is the concept of 1 minute 54.44 seconds?
The time from the silver medalist in the 2019 World Championship 200 was 1 minute 54.66 seconds, and the bronze medal in the previous Olympics was 1 minute 54.92 seconds.
For the Tokyo Olympics, Hong Kong really has a silver medal in swimming.