Swimmer Anastasia Kirpichnikova representing France, spoke to about the tactics used in the final heat of the 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
On Wednesday, Kirpichnikova posted the second-best result in the 1,500-meter freestyle. The victory in swimming with a Games record was won by American Katie Ledecky (15:30.02), who became an eight-time Olympic champion.
— You held Katie the whole time. Tactic?
– Yes, we watched the girls swim. And the task was to hold Katie back, well, if possible, of course. I’m very glad it worked.
— When Quadarella withdrew from the 400-meter freestyle, did you want to do the same?
– No. Didn’t want to.
— Were you so confident?
— No, after 400m it definitely wasn’t the case anymore. But it turns out that my first 400m distance didn’t go very well. And then it happened.
— But how did the training go?
– Yes! – Kirpichnikova told the correspondent.
In March of this year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the change of Kirpichnikova’s sports citizenship from Russian to French; the athlete had already made her debut at the 2023 French Championships. Kirpichnikova is a three-time European champion in short course swimming as part of the French team, as a member of the Russian team she is a silver medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championship, as well as a three-time medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. European Championship.
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