Russian swimming champion Pierre Zhkharev said he was “depressed” after the swim and couldn’t sleep because of the emotions after the race.
During the 2023 long course season, Zhikharev won key starts over the 100 meter butterfly distance.
— You speak so calmly, even if after swimming it’s just a storm of emotions! Why is that?
“I’m quite emotional myself, but at the same time I always think about life and I always take everything very seriously. When I arrive at the starting line, the emotions really overwhelm me. I’m swimming in a kind of sporting anger, rage. This helps a lot. This is starting to make me sick. Then I can’t sleep at night after the race. Covers hard. I can’t even gather my thoughts normally during an interview or talk to anyone. I think it’s some kind of physiological characteristic.
— What state are you in before the competition? What happens if I approach you before departure?
– Nothing will happen. I am all myself. I communicate quite well, even if I am worried. Maybe I should work on controlling these emotions, but I don’t have enough time for that yet.
– Or maybe it’s not necessary? Maybe this is something that benefits you?
– Maybe. But at some point it still gets in the way. We will see, we have to think about it,” Zhikharev told .
Source : MatchTV
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