as for Myself, I may never take part of it, but if I’m about 20-30 years old can sit in the stands in a simarena and knowing that I have helped in the generation of the swimmer so that they can support themselves on their sport, I would be quite happy, ” she continues.
The wind blows briskly around the international swimming federation Fina.
the Swimmer, after the swimmer has to journalists and on social media in front of criticism against his covenant.
– the Swim as a sport – and we the swimmers – deserve so much more. We know that there is money in the league, but it’s just for the small part that will us swimmers to the part, ” says Sarah Sjöström.
– the Problems are not new, but now it feels like it may be enough.
the factor to kritikerstormen was that the swimmers were threatened with suspension if they competed in simtouren International Swimming League, which would have had a first testtävling on 20-21 december in Turin.
” We had several swimmers who had to hear it from the Nice people when we were at the races. It is clear that reacting and getting pissed. But unfortunately, not surprised, ” says Sarah Sjöström.
the Threat made to ISL, whose initiator is the Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorisjin which is also located behind the international ‘ family took Energy Standard as Sarah Sjöström train with, and set up the race in Turin.
However, there are still plans to launch the ISL next fall.
the ISL, who will arrange the next week’s meeting at Stamford Bridge – Chelsea fc, London.
at the meeting, which is held on Tuesday and Wednesday, will 30 of the world’s currently the best swimmer, as well as a few retired hockey players, from ten different countries, to be.
in Addition to Sarah Sjöström will, among other things, the briton Adam Peaty, Hungarian Katinka Hosszu and the Italian Federica Pellegrini – all four have taken both OLYMPIC and world CHAMPIONSHIP gold – to participate.
” It has not been easy to get together this hit, not least with a view to kortbane world CUP in China on Sunday. It makes it feel extra good that it is now becoming a reality.
discuss what they think is needed to do in order to swim to grow further, and try to form a common organisation, which can bring the sims ‘ actions.
” Even if we meet regularly at competitions, it is rare that there is time to sit down and talk about these things. Therefore, it should be very interesting to see what we come up with, ” says Sarah Sjöström.
” I hope that during the meeting in London will forward to a number of proposals that can lead to that it will be better. But this requires, of course, Fine is ready to begin to listen to us swimmers. They have not directly been in the past.
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