What are the tricks for swimming music?
Singing "After you leave, wine warms memories, longing for thinness", a contestant turns around and turns back; Singing "Water flows eastward, how time steals", a contestant begins to sprint... In the women's 400m individual medley preliminary round of the first Youth Games swimming competition, which started on the 19th, contestants accompanied Jay Chou's "East Wind Breaks" throughout the entire swimming pool. In international and domestic swimming competitions, having music accompaniment has become a tradition, but observant people have found that there are always a fixed number of pieces of music played in domestic competitions.
"The songs' Blooming Life ',' Flying Higher ', and watching a few swimming competitions are familiar to everyone," said Mr. Zhao, an audience member watching the swimming competition at the Youth Games. In fact, songs such as "Beyond Dreams", "Blooming Life", and the English version of "Hero" are often heard by those who are interested in swimming competitions in the venue. Singer Jay Chou is more favored in swimming events, and in the morning of the 19th preliminary round, the two tunes of "East Wind Breaks" and "Sunny Day" were played in a loop. But in reality, the music played during each swimming competition is not always a "reserved track" as Mr. Zhao said.
"Choosing a song is arbitrary, but not 'arbitrary'," Ma Jiguang, deputy director of the judging committee of the China Swimming Association, told reporters. Although the venue music is only a small part of the swimming competition, the judging team attaches great importance to it and needs to discuss it repeatedly. "We must consider the opinions of athletes, spectators, and other staff members, so as not to affect the athletes but also to stir up the atmosphere on site."
Ma Jiguang explained that different distances require different types of music to be played. "In the 100 and 200 meter races, the staff will play some rhythmic songs after the contestants enter the water. Long distance events require soothing music to adjust, while the most tense 50 meter race does not require music at all. This is to some extent to cater to the audience's mood, because athletes actually cannot hear music most of the time during the race."
"The characteristics of songs suitable for swimming competitions are the same. If they are not rhythmic and can drive the atmosphere, they are either melodious and soothing, and can calm the mood. Similarly, the lyrics need to have 'positive energy'. Although no one has a specific song to play, after each competition, everyone forms a tacit understanding." Ma Jiguang explained the reason why the "soundtrack" of swimming competitions is always repetitive.
A local referee said that they have prepared multiple playlists for this competition and will adjust them based on the results in actual combat. "Sometimes we also play some 'divine songs' such as' Little Apple' during the cross-dressing, but the competition still focuses on general popular and ethnic songs." She said, "In the morning qualifiers, we felt that there were a few songs that were not suitable, so we added songs such as' Heavenly Road 'in the subsequent competition."
Although it is possible that you may not be able to hear the music on the field during the competition, in fact, just like football and basketball players, swimmers themselves have the habit of using music to relax their bodies and minds. Sun Yang always wears different styles of headphones on stage during the competition, sometimes even taking them off just before stepping onto the starting platform. Li Guangyuan, the champion of the Nanjing Youth Olympics who participated in this Youth Games, said that he himself enjoys using music to relieve stress before the competition. "The songs I listen to are mainly about explosive rock, which makes me excited," he said. "Swimming requires rhythm, and with music, it can bring me up, and my overall state will be very high."