On the evening of November 12th, in the Men's 200m Freestyle Final at the 15th National Games, 18-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo shattered his own national youth record with a time of 1:44.86 and claimed the gold. Two days earlier, he had already taken gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle Final andset the world junior record, thereby achieving a golden double triumph. This young "post-2000s" swimmer's stunning performance not only highlights his individual strength, but also signals the opening of a new era of collective rise for China's swimming arena.

On the women's side, 13-year-old Yu Zidi broke the 13-year-old Asian and national record previously held by Ye Shiwen at the London 2012 Olympic Games, while 23-year-old Li Bingjie stayed atop the champion's throne. In the relay events, several teams dominated by "post-2000s" swimmers rewrote records and demonstrated formidable team-combat capability. These young swimmers form a well-stocked talent pipeline across all events, building a solid developmental tier for China's swimming world.

Moments of warm-hearted crossover between veteran and youth made this generational hand-off all the more inspiring. In the Men's 400m Freestyle Final, 34-year-old veteran Sun Yang competed alongside the "post-2000s" generation and finished sixth; afterwards he offered his blessings to the younger athletes, noting that "swimming is a commitment passed down from one generation to the next." After achieving the victory, Zhang Zhanshuo remained humble throughout, saying, "I still need to learn a lot from my predecessors," yet he also asserted with resolve, "I want to be my own hero and carve out a path that belongs to me." That blend of modesty and sharp ambition is precisely a hallmark of the "post-2000s" generation.

“00后”正在泳池“大展鸿图”

11月12日晚，在十五运会男子200米自由泳决赛中，18岁的张展硕以1分44秒86的成绩打破了自己保持的全国青年纪录夺金，继两天前男子400米自由泳刷新世界青年纪录夺金后，收获双金荣耀。这位“00后”小将的惊艳表现，不仅是个人实力的彰显，更拉开了中国泳坛新生代集体崛起的大幕。

女子赛场，13岁的于子迪打破了由叶诗文在2012年伦敦奥运会上创下的尘封13年的亚洲纪录与全国纪录，23岁的李冰洁稳坐冠军宝座；接力项目中，多支由“00后”主导的队伍刷新纪录，展现出强大的团队作战能力。这些年轻选手覆盖各项目的人才布局，构建起中国泳坛的坚实梯队。

新老交锋的温情瞬间，让这场世代交替更显动人。在男子400米自由泳决赛中，34岁的老将孙杨与“00后”选手同场竞技，最终位列第六，赛后他向年轻选手送上祝福，那句“游泳是一代又一代人的坚守”道尽传承真谛。而张展硕夺冠后始终保持谦逊，直言“需要向前辈多学习”，却也坚定表示“想做自己的英雄，走出属于自己的路”，这种谦逊又不失锋芒的姿态正是“00后”的鲜明特质。

文 | 记者 龙希 蔡鹏飞
图 | 记者 林桂炎 黄杰
翻译丨郑奕玲
审校丨林佳岱