Konukh on Frolov’s death: “He was an example as a person and professional”

Olympic water polo medalist Sofia Konukh called coach Sergei Frolov an example for herself both in life and in work.

On Sunday, the Russian Water Polo Federation announced the death of Sergei Frolov. The farewell to him will take place on Wednesday. He led the women’s water polo team to a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics.

— Sergei Nikolaevich was not just a coach, but our educator, our inspirer. He guided us and each of his actions prepared us for necessary and important things, not only in sports. Of course, he was an example for us. He was not an idol, a distant and unattainable ideal. He was an example for us as a person and as a professional. You could call for important things, talk and he would say “yes, everything is correct.”

Of course, I remember now the preparation for the Sydney Olympics and the Olympics themselves. He had a filigree approach to his work. Everyone knows that women’s sport is a little different, but he can always unite and find an individual solution. He was a strong psychologist. “Mentor with a capital M,” Konukh told .

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