On August 5, 2023, the swimming events of the 31st World University Summer Games in Chengdu concluded successfully.
Students and faculty members of Dongda University in the swimming events of the Universiade (the first from the left is Yiyi Ma)
Reviewing the exciting moments of the swimming events, in the women's 200m freestyle preliminaries, she, took the first place in her group! In the final of men's and women's 4x100m freestyle relay, China won the championship with 3 minutes 25 seconds 38, as a member of the preliminaries, she, got her first gold medal of the Universiade! She is Yiyi Ma from the Law School of Southeast University.
Members of the Chinese Swimming Team of the 31st World University Summer Games (Part)
Men's and Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Medalists
Yiyi Ma, a 2020 undergraduate student from Southeast University School of Law, represented China in the swimming events at the 31st World University Summer Games.
Yiyi Ma at Dong'an Lake Sports Park
Yiyi Ma at Dong'an Lake Sports Park Swimming and Diving Pavilion
Yiyi Ma (first from left) and Yufei Zhang at Dong'an Lake Sports Park Swimming and Diving Complex
Yiyi Ma has been practicing swimming since she was a child, training hard and getting down-to-earth, with outstanding achievements. She has won the champion of 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle in the 14th Student Games, the champion of 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle in the A group of college women, the champion of 200m freestyle, the champion of 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle in the C group of women in the 20th China College Swimming Championship and the 31st World University Summer Games Swimming Trials. ...... She has been a good student and an outstanding person. She was awarded the Three Good Students in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province in high school. After entering the university, Ma Yi Yi top grades, 2021-2022 academic year after the Southeast University school level three good students, the President's Scholarship, to the good student award and other honors.
Behind the excellent results is the day-to-day training and hard work.
Teachers and students of Southeast University in the swimming and diving hall of Dong'an Lake Sports Center (the first from the left is Yiyi Ma)
Yiyi Ma believes that talent is the starting point that athletes cannot decide, but hard work and persistence are the future that can be changed.
The training routine for the Southeast University swim team is intense, and with her own schoolwork, Yiyi Ma often needs to use her afternoon after-school hours to train at the arena. The training intensity is gradually increased on a monthly basis.
Yiyi Ma finishes the preliminaries of the women's 200-swimming individual event.
Dazzling results, relying on more than others, more attentive than others, preparing for the race more focused than others.
At 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 4, the coach notified us of a meeting, and I realized that I was going to take part in the relay the next morning, and it was also the fourth stick. In this Chengdu Universiade, Ma Yiyi was notified by her coach the night before the competition that she was going to participate in the men's and women's mixed 4*100 meter freestyle relay on behalf of the Chinese team. For Yiyi Ma, the pressure of the last baton was extraordinary.
Yiyi Ma won the first place in the preliminaries of the women's 200 meters freestyle.
On the morning of August 5, Yiyi Ma started with her individual event, the women's 200m freestyle. She tried her best to keep the lead, while keeping an eye on preserving her strength. 50 meter sprint, at the last moment, she pushed forward and got the first place in the group.
Yiyi Ma participated in the preliminaries of Men's and Women's 4*100m Freestyle Relay.
Ninety minutes later, she once again stood at the poolside for the preliminaries of the men's and women's 4*100 meter freestyle relay.
At that time, we were in the fourth lane, with Italy and Korea on the side, both equally strong competitors. Although her coach did a lot of deployment and psychological counseling before the race, she was still a bit nervous when the race actually started.
In the last 50 meters, she and Italy, Japan's players almost synchronized turn, sprinting moment, Ma Yi Yi heart only think is swim! The faster the better! The faster the better!. She stabilized her breathing, adjusted her posture, and plunged into the water, and finally Ma Yi Yi broke through her personal best with a score of 56:76! Yiyi Ma and her teammates won the third place in the group and the fifth place in the total ranking, and won the ticket to the final for the Chinese team.
China won the Men's and Women's 4*100m Freestyle Relay
With the unremitting efforts of all the team members, the Chinese team won the championship of this event! Maintaining a good mindset, facing difficult situations correctly and turning pressure into motivation are the secrets of Yiyi Ma's success.
Yiyi Ma at Dong'an Lake Sports Park Swimming and Diving Pavilion
The School of Law of Southeast University upholds the concept of five educations and warm and sharp cultivation, carries out the fundamental task of establishing moral character and promotes the all-round development of students. As a member of the School of Law, Yiyi Ma, with a passionate heart, integrates the advantages of being an athlete into the practice of active participation in student work, and contributes to the organization of various sports activities in the College. Yiyi Ma has also joined the Youth Speaks Law Advocacy Group early in her career, applying her professional knowledge in the growing path of law advocacy. Yiyi Ma feels that all these jobs have been very rewarding for her, effectively improving her abilities and giving her all-round training.
Ma Yi Yi said: Thank you for all the teachers in the Law School who care about me, in the future I will not forget the original intention, continue to work hard, and do my part to win honor for the institution. Not to be ashamed of the Shaohua, carry forward the implementation of Chinese sportsmanship, in the new era of the construction of a strong sports country to refine the growth and show ambition!
Comprehensive development, toughness and hard work, Ma Yi Yi students in the international arena to show themselves, shine! This fully demonstrates the students of Dongbei University to improve the station, the spirit of struggle and the big picture and talent to serve the country's lofty aspirations, writing a new chapter of stopping at the best.
After the Games, she will continue to prepare for the first National Student (Youth) Games, let us look forward to her wonderful performance on the next field!