What is the secret to the amazing success of the new "Frog King" Qin Haiyang? The Shanghai coach behind him is indispensable! Qin Haiyang | Coach | Secret
In the men's 50m breaststroke final on the evening of the 26th, Qin Haiyang won the championship again with a time of 26.29 seconds, winning his second gold medal at this year's World Championships! Another Chinese athlete, Sun Jiajun, won the bronze medal with a time of 26.79 seconds.
In Fukuoka, Qin Haiyang became the first Chinese swimmer to win a gold medal in the men's breaststroke event at the World Championships, breaking the Asian record in six appearances and five appearances.
From obscurity to becoming the world's "frog king", Qin Haiyang suddenly shone brightly at the Fukuoka World Championships. 24-year-old Qin Haiyang is not a newcomer, but why is he able to make a big splash this time?
Although born in Hunan, Qin Haiyang came to Shanghai very early and studied under the navy coach Ye Jin, alongside famous generals Ning Zetao and Qi Hui.
In 2018, Qin Haiyang won two bronze medals in the swimming event of the Jakarta Asian Games, and then won the runner-up in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the FINA Short Pool World Championships. In 2021, Qin Haiyang represented China in the Tokyo Olympics. Although he did not win a medal, he has proved his strength in the Olympics.
Let people truly become familiar with him in 2023. In May, in the men's 100m breaststroke final of the National Swimming Championships, Qin Haiyang won the championship with a time of 57.93 seconds, breaking Yan Zibei's Asian record of 58.63 seconds. In the 2023 National Spring Swimming Championships held in March prior to this, Qin Haiyang achieved a good result of 26.63 seconds in the men's 50m breaststroke preliminary, surpassing the original Asian record of 26.86 seconds in the event.
In fact, the beginning of 2022 was a turning point in the transformation of the Qin Ocean. At that time, he joined Zhang Yufei's coach Cui Denrong's team and began to explore new training methods under the guidance of the coach. "I think it is through scientific training that I gradually improve. Previous training was not as detailed, such as core training before diving, control of small muscle groups, and exercise of large muscle groups. I didn't know much about these before, but now they are all trained separately." In an interview with the media, Qin Haiyang talked about the changes in training.
Another factor that contributed to Qin Haiyang's progress and record breaking should be the competitive atmosphere between him and his teammates Yan Zibei and Sun Jiajun. Qin Haiyang said, "Thank you to the two teammates around me. Without good competition, I wouldn't have achieved the same result as I do now." After the competition, Yan Zibei, who is 4 years older than Qin Haiyang and used to be the champion of the Asian men's 100 meter breaststroke, said, "It has been so many years without such high-level results, and the momentum of Chinese breaststroke has finally come up."
Last winter training, Qin Haiyang focused on strengthening his basic strength and widened his body dimensions by one circle. It is understood that Qin Haiyang's squat weight reaches 200 kilograms, and he also stated in an interview that he has gained 10 pounds more weight than before. Not only that, after the spring championship in March, Cui Denrong also invited the synchronized swimming coach Gui Li to help Qin Haiyang improve his sense of water and core strength through cross event training. Previously, when discussing the goals of the Asian Games, Qin Haiyang was also frank: "I hope the Asian Games can win all three gold medals in breaststroke."
In addition, Qin Haiyang believes that his improvement in 100m breaststroke ability mainly comes from details. He said that after carefully studying and learning the characteristics of foreign famous players in competitions, he has improved in technical aspects such as water holding and hand foot coordination. "I have repeatedly studied and studied their videos," Qin Haiyang openly expressed his desire for the future. "My ultimate goal is to win the Olympic championship."
