The Chilean Water Sports Federation delivers its version after complaint from Mahina Valdivia

The Chilean Water Sports Federation breaks the silence. A week after the complaint filed by Mahina Valdivia in dialogue with Jock the entity refers to the dismissal of Juan Carlos Tenorio. The swimmer described this situation as something “unpresentable” and during a conversation with this outlet, she listed a series of situations that have prevented you from performing a normal workout.

From FECHIDA they point out that: “Mr. Tenorio Velásquez worked as a national coordinator and coach of Open Water in the Chilean Federation of Aquatic Sports as a provider of professional services for a fee, because their income was financed by public resources coming directly from the IND”.

“The above was until January 2023, in which all technicians and professionals who received their income through the aforementioned public resource program had to enter into contracts with the Association of Olympic Athletes of Chile (ADO Chile), since DATE was prevented from collecting the tax. funds “, they add.

In his story, Valdivia assured that the president of the Federation had threatened to dismiss the professional on several occasions. “He didn’t take legal action against swimmers and associations. Which she didn’t like because that person is quite corrupt. A great job was done in open water swimming and classic swimming with long distance swimmers, which made Professor Rodrigo Bañados and coordinator Ricardo Peñailillo very uncomfortable, who are part of his work program “, did he declare.

In his statement, the Water Sports Federation justifies the decision to dismiss Tenorio “in order to comply with Supreme Decree No. 22 of the Ministry of Sports”. There they assure that a psycho-work evaluation was carried out by ADO Chile, which resulted in the coach “not being recommended for the position”. They point out that by having a binding result, the DATE is not able to contract it. “Otherwise, we would violate Supreme Decree No. 22 and Law 21,197,” they insist.

But Mahida Valdivia issued a warning. “Nothing will stop me from continuing to work with my coach, I just need them to provide me and my teammates with the necessary spaces, who are already qualified for the Pan American Games” , stressed La Tercera. She also implied that Tenorio had lodged a complaint against Claudia Molkembuhr, president of FECHIDA, with the Labor Inspectorate: “He was forced to report her for harassment at work threats, abuse of authority, among others, causing him greater discomfort.

In addition to the above, he made known the difficulties he had in his preparation for the Pan American Games, which begin in months. “They don’t call me into the national team, they sabotage my preparation, they don’t give us time to train. For example, this year we had to go to the Police Academy for the redevelopment of the National Stadium swimming pool and FECHIDA did not note it on the list of coaches and so they didn’t let him into the compound,” he said.