American synchronized swimmer Anita Alvarez it’s a shame, but she shouldn’t have competed in group competitions at the World Championships after she passed out solo, the three-time Olympic champion told Alla Shishkina .
Alvarez was not allowed to start in the group after she passed out during a solo program. The International Swimming Federation (FINA), which made the decision, said it was done in the interests of the athlete’s health. Alvarez has already passed out during the Olympic selection in Barcelona.
“Probably, she really shouldn’t have played today,” Shishkina told . – FINA here was even more scared for itself – you never know what would happen, suddenly it would feel bad again, it would start to sink – that’s the image FINA would have. But as a human being, I can say that I feel sorry for Anita for this decision. So many things to prepare and not to execute. I put myself in his place. It doesn’t matter if it’s a temperature, a fracture or burns, I have my hands in the meat, with such as I played in the European Cup, I would always want to play, even though I was very ill.
– Is it right to rush to play when it’s really bad? In football, even with a suspected concussion, you will not go out, for example.
– Only football players will receive millions of dollars, even if they remain on the bench, and for us, every competition is precious. They are different things. They receive large sums under the contract, even if you are injured. Anita’s parents spend a lot of money so that she, in principle, does sports.
I have always said that great sport was not a question of health. About health is physical education and exercise. We still have it from Soviet times. In the USA, it is positioned differently and it is said that it is a desire to go to the start at all costs: to surpass oneself, to test the limits of one’s body. I don’t know if this is all correct, but Anita is still sorry.
Source : MatchTV
