Mes: septiembre 2020

FROM START TO QUIT IN 10 STEPS

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Agustín Artiles Grijalba -Champi-

In 10 steps, I will now describe situations that arise in a swimmer’s sporting career that stem from family pressure and could lead to the premature end of that career. Please bear in mind that most families understand winning is not always possible, they understand the benefits brought by swimming and accept the reality involved with a sense of sportsmanship, encouraging swimmers to chase their goals merely for the sake of personal betterment.

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THE EARLY DAYS

Youngsters come to the pool and enjoy themselves, they make new friends and improve their times with ease. They are more than happy to achieve goals and inspire the imagination of both their coaches (who see a rising champion in some of them) and their families (who are shamelessly proud of their child’s abilities).

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THE PERFECT SESSION

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Agustín Artiles Grijalba -Champi-

BASIC SUGGESTIONS FOR PROGRESS IN TRAINING

What happens after the training session begins will require your utmost attention. You might have argued with your parents because you spend too much time playing videogames, perhaps you are restless because you got angry with your best friend over something silly and want to make up or maybe you are just nervous because the day of an important competition approaches.

Now is the time to train, give everything you have to give and make an effort to detach yourself from those worries. Separate what you really want to focus on and remove all other distractions from your mind. There will be objectives before you that truly matter, and what you need to do is pay them your full attention if you want to achieve them.

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DAWN FRASER, LA PRIMERA NADADORA EN BAJAR DEL MINUTO

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Agustín Artiles Grijalba -Champi-

«Nunca nadarás para Australia porque vienes de Balmain».

Ahí es donde comencé a ser muy rebelde hacia la burocracia. Me levanté, le di una palmada al escritorio y dije: «Sí, lo haré»

Las barreras están para romperlas. Eso debió pensar Dawn Fraser, la nadadora Australiana que en octubre de 1962 en Melbourne, dos años antes de los Juegos olímpicos de Tokio 64 se convirtió en la primera mujer de la historia en bajar del minuto en los 100 libre y a la que con tan solo 12 años un funcionario de la oficina de Natación de Nueva Gales del Sur le dijo a la cara semejantes improperios, que tuvo que tragarse  tiempo después.

«Gracias por convertirme en la nadadora que soy hoy y encender mis deseos”.

“Dawn Fraser”

Fraser, nadadora inconformista y rebelde logró para su país un total de 8 medallas olímpicas, 4 de ellas de oro y las otras 4 de plata. Participó en tres olimpiadas, Melbourne 56, Roma 60  y Tokio 64 y se convirtió junto a la Húngara Kristina Egerszegi en la única nadadora de la historia vencer en 3 olimpiadas distintas.

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