Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 875 - 419: Champion Shen You’an (Part 2)

At this moment, learning that Rong Xianning’s childhood friend participated in the Swimming World Championships, fans couldn’t care less about jealousy, as this is the Swimming World Championships, a large international competition second only to the Olympics.

In the afternoon semifinals, she secured first in her group and second overall, a great achievement. The first place was taken by the junior sister of the world record holder, and Shen You’an defeated both seasoned and new teammates to get this far. It’s her first time participating in such a large competition, and her performance as a rookie has far exceeded expectations.

The finals at eight o’clock tonight are unprecedentedly popular. The number of reservations on online streaming platforms has skyrocketed, and the sports circle just now realized how well-known this young athlete is.

At this time, the public was also just speculating. After all, no one had seen a frontal shot of Shen You’an on television, and if it were just a name coincidence, it would be a big misunderstanding.

Some people simply didn’t believe it, because Shen You’an is a student of the De Ren Talent Class and just won a highly prestigious championship at an international math competition. No matter how high her IQ, she couldn’t possibly have the energy and time to participate in a swimming competition, let alone an international heavyweight event like the World Championships. It must be a name coincidence.

Amidst all these speculations, the women’s 50m freestyle finals at eight o’clock tonight attracted unprecedented attention. Many people were watching to see if this Shen You’an was the same Shen You’an.

As the time hit eight, the TV broadcast shifted from the men’s finals to the women’s 50m freestyle finals.

The eight athletes who made it to the finals stood in front of their respective lanes, doing pre-race warm-ups.

The live broadcast camera panned over to each athlete for a close-up.

First was the spirited Judith. Judith seemed unaware that the camera was on her, as her gaze passed over the crowd and landed on a particular person.

In the depths of her stare, there was a hint of defiance and apprehension.

In the morning’s preliminaries, she hadn’t paid attention to Shen You’an, but after the afternoon semifinals, her coach solemnly told her to keep an eye on Shen You’an as this competitor might be her biggest rival in this competition.

Initially, she didn’t take it seriously. What was a fledgling athlete worth paying attention to? But after the coach showed her Shen You’an’s semifinal video, she realized she indeed could not underestimate this young athlete.

Due to racial advantages and physical development level, short-distance swimming had always been their strength, and it was considered easy for her to win a gold medal in the competition.

But Shen You’an somewhat upended her expectations. In the morning’s preliminaries, she held back a bit, but in the afternoon’s semifinals, she fully displayed her strength. Even more frightening was her psychological resilience; others were affected by a false start, yet she remained unnervingly stable.

Showing such a stable performance at her first major competition, combined with her proficiency once in the water, would likely become the biggest obstacle on her road to gold.

The coach was afraid her mentality would be affected and comforted her that there was no need to worry. Short distances were her strength, and no matter how talented Shen You’an was, she couldn’t surpass the limitations of her race.

But on the field, she couldn’t help but focus on Shen You’an.

She was assigned to lane six, diligently stretching, and her attitude of regarding everyone and everything as air was truly captivating.

With warming-up over, everyone took their positions.

Shen You’an pulled down her goggles and took her position before the wall, her slender body stretching effortlessly yet like a leopard in the hunt, waiting for the sound of the gun...

Many spectators were present, all there to support their national athletes. Some supported Shi Rui, others supported Yao Jia, and with Shen You’an just breaking into the sports scene, she also had people cheering for her.

No one saw, but behind the goggles, those sharp, determined eyes were filled with ambition.

At the moment the gun fired, Shen You’an pushed off forcefully with her legs, combined with her hand movements, generating greater initial speed, and entered the water in a perfect streamlined position. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The commentator excitedly said, "Shen You’an’s entry into the water is too perfect. You have to know that starting techniques in short-distance swimming events is the key step to gaining the lead in a race, and she indeed took the lead ahead of Judith...."

The race, lasting only twenty or so seconds, seemed to pass in merely a few breaths, and before the commentator finished speaking, the race reached its conclusion. Shen You’an maintained her lead throughout, decisively suppressing Judith and winning first place.