Hugo Gonzalez: “The Games pool does not comply with World Aquatics rules”

It was meant to be main character This Sunday he makes his debut as all hopes for Spain’s medals in online swimming rest on him. Paris 2024but he not only lived up to expectations, but also exceeded them. Arena La Défense in Nanterre, Hugo Gonzalez he raced in the series 100 meters backstrokeconfirmation of what is relevant world runner-upto get into semi-finals With fourteenth time out of 16 adsand later in the mixed zone he openly criticized the depth of the pool.

“We know this Today it does not comply with World Aquatics rules.The “Majorcan” launched straight into the pool that brings together the best swimmers on the planet. And he added: “When they built it, it met them, but now the depth is two and a half meters, and its dimensions are from 2.10 to 2.20.. It seems to be noticeablealthough if that’s the case Slow down“It’s slower for everyone, we’re on equal terms,” Hugo emphasized.

The world champion addresses change of rules international organization governing water sports, and that It came into force on July 1st.when already in Paris it was just installedwith pieces from Italya swimming pool located in a covered pavilion which, during the rest of the year and since its opening in 2017, is the headquarters of the rugby team. Race 92 from Paris and which quite often also greets concertsin May Taylor Swiftwithout going further.

As for the possible slowness Olympic stage, where on the opening day Olympic records in the women’s 100m butterfly and 4x100m freestyle. but still there is no world record -he searched her unsuccessfully Lucas Martens in the 400m freestyle, as he was battling a brand from the polyurethane era – it would have been a matter of absolute physics. The greater the depth, the better the water circulates and the faster the bodies glide..

Beyond the technical issues, Hugo Gonzalez acknowledged that I was looking for “swimming a little faster” in the 100m backstroke series. but we have to go step by step. We will have to act quickly this afternoon to get to the final.” The Mallorcan was fifth in the preliminary selection (53.68), a gap of 23 hundredths from the world record holder, Thomas Cecconand fourteenth place in a series dominated by Hungarians Hubert Kos (52.78). «Both in Europe and in Tokyo… In the qualifying competitions we need to outswim 53 people to move on.“, the Spaniards summed up.

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