Nanbian Daily News (Reporter/Cao Ainai) “At the end, I didn’t have time to think too much. I only had one idea in my mind, which was to save people quickly…” A few days ago, many netizens praised him for his fearlessness in the face of danger. , and then many people discovered that the hero who saved people was Zeng Qiliang, a former “Asian Frog King” national swimming team player. Now he is a Guangdong aid cadre in Guizhou. The reporter contacted Zeng Qiliang and he told the story behind the rescue .
On the morning of July 9, Zeng Qiliang had just come ashore from swimming in the Meijiang River and was with Jamaica Sugar Daddy
a>Several swimming enthusiasts were talking and suddenly heard a cry for help not far away – “Help, someone is drowning!”
Only the middle of the river 20 meters away was visible A man floated up, struggling desperately in the Jamaicans Sugardaddy river. He was about to be swept under the dam by the current. Zeng Qiliang did not say anything when he asked for help. He quickly jumped into the river and swam towards the escaped man, successfully rescuing the escaped man in less than 30 seconds.
This 30-second rescue scene was photographed by passers-by and posted on social platforms. Netizens discovered that the rescuer was actually a famous Chinese swimming star who has become famous throughout Asia. He was praised as Zeng Qiliang, the “Asian Frog King”.
Zeng Qiliang is from Lianzhou, Doumen, Zhuhai. He grew up by the sea and learned to swim at the age of 5. In 1993, he joined the JM Escorts national swimming team and is a “constant victorious general” in the international swimming world.
In the 10 years from 1996 to 2006, Zeng Qiliang maintained the Chinese men’s short distance breaststroke championship status and won 7th place in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Atlanta Olympics. , won honors such as second place in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 1998 Sydney World Swimming Championships.
After serving in the military, Zeng Qiliang worked in the Guangdong Provincial Swimming Team and Doumen District of Zhuhai City. At the beginning of 2019, Zeng Qiliang went to Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and devoted himself to targeted poverty alleviation work, which he has done for the past three years.
In April 2021, in accordance with the new round of national East-West Ministry cooperation work arrangements, Zhuhai and Zunyi formally paired up and cooperated. Zeng Qiliang went to Meitan County, Zunyi City and served as the head of the rural revitalization department of Meitan County. The deputy director of the bureau continues to work at the grassroots level and develops the tool departmentVarious tasks such as labor cooperation, consumption cooperation, and industrial cooperation.
After the rescue incident went viral, Zeng Qiliang received many messages of condolences and encouragement, and the local government will also declare him the title of “Fearless in Face of Danger”.
“There is no big deal in life. I am a party member and an aid cadre in Guizhou. I feel very honored to be able to help others.” Zeng Qiliang said. Jamaica Sugar