BARCELONA, 25 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish swimming team said goodbye to the World Cup in Budapest this Saturday without playing any online final, “very poor” and “unjustifiable” results that show “some involution”, as explained by the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) .
“The RFEN Technical Directorate recognizes that the results have been very poor, as a result of a system that we have dragged along for decades because swimmers must be clear that they have to swim at their best personal brands in international championships,” he declared in a statement after the bad role in a championship without Spanish finals for the first time since 1998.
Among the problems that they blame after the bad role in the World Cup is that they only had two members of the Olympic team that was in Tokyo. “When a country like Spain doesn’t have its best swimmers here, this hurts us. Regarding young people, we don’t want to make excuses either. Many things and different factors come together. They don’t have international experience and have had exams,” they added.
“The performance is bad, the results are there and we cannot justify something that is obvious. We can delve into why, but the reality is that we are all responsible for the result. We all have responsibility, the federation, the clubs, the athletes, Spanish swimming is all of us”, admitted the president of the RFEN, Fernando Carpena.
The 4×100 relay were the last to compete this Saturday, registering a time of 3:36.10, more than two seconds behind Austria, the last classified. “The attitude and behavior of the swimmers and the coaching staff has been consistent. Probably the best test was the last one, the 4×100 relay today. That was a positive thing, but the results are not enough,” they explained in the statement.
“Budapest 2022 shows what we are doing. In this strange cycle, seeing a certain involution of Spanish swimming, measures were taken prior to Gwangju 2019. We want to eradicate the idea that the CARs are an enemy model for the clubs,” they pointed out on a trend that has been confirmed this month.
Another reason that stands out is sports progression. “A high percentage of swimmers who are trained in modernization centers and are absorbed by American swimming are being migrated. Personally, the ‘American adventure’ may be unquestionable, but in sports progression we must question it,” he said. President.
Regarding next year’s World Cup on Japanese soil, the Technical Management is convinced that they will be better. “We have a plan, there are many phases of work. Ben Titley arrives, who is the best coach I know, and Rob Greenwood has successfully directed two national training centers in the United Kingdom. Athletes must have guarantees that the system works” , sentenced Sean Kelly.