Hong Kong female flying fish Ho Sze Pui returned to swimming after a gap of 4 months and successfully won gold in the non-main event

Hong Kong female flying fish Ho Sze Pui returned to swimming after a four-month hiatus, and she competed in the women's 100m breaststroke event in the non-main event at the 68th Hong Kong Sports Festival on Saturday (12th).

He Shibei made a comeback to compete in the 100m breaststroke that was not the main event

He Shibei, who won two bronze medals in the women's 100m and 200m freestyle at the Paris Olympics last year, has not participated in other competitions since completing the short course world championships in December last year, and the outside world is concerned about her future plans or whether she has any intention of retiring.

Ho Sze Pui only competed in one event at the Hong Kong Long Course Swimming Time Trial – the non-main event – the 100m breaststroke – but she was still the Hong Kong record holder in this event (1:05.92), swimming 1:10.76 in the preliminary round to advance to the final with a time of 1:08.49.

Returning to competition after a gap of four months, Ho Shibei still has a smile on her face, revealing that she has more time to spend with her family during her vacation, and that she did not think about swimming at the beginning, so she once wondered if she no longer loves swimming and should even retire.

Ho Sze-pui (centre) wins gold in the 100 breaststroke at the Hong Kong Long Course Time Trial

However, she found that she missed one thing very much, and this thing can only be brought to her by swimming, "I have nothing to do every day during the holidays, I only want to do something today, and I don't have the motivation to train hard for one thing, so I am a little anxious to swim again, and I am very happy that I feel this way." ”

He Shibei, who resumed training last month, chose the familiar but non-main 100-meter breaststroke that day because she had not yet recovered her former sprint and explosiveness. She knows it's a long journey to get back to the top of her game, but mentally she feels pretty fresh, "I felt good after the first two days of training, but I was really tired, and I found that the time was very slow, that is, I felt like there was a gap between the actual results. But I know it's normal and don't worry too much. ”

He Shibei promised everyone that she would definitely return to the 100m and 200m freestyle competitions in the future, but she would not think too much about the Los Angeles Olympics (2028) for the time being, and would only set goals to swim year by year, "I have never tried to take such a long vacation, I don't know if it will affect my performance, first of all, I must regain my best condition, and I will not put too much pressure on myself." ”

He Shibei was "philately".

Ho said she will gradually increase the intensity of her training, and plans to participate in the Mare Nostrum next month, the World Long-Course Championships in Singapore in July and the National Games in November.

It is worth mentioning that after today's preliminary competition, many young swimmers rushed up to take photos with He Shibei, who once stayed by the pool for more than 5 minutes, and only returned to the rest area after meeting the needs of "fans".