Puslatda Jatim Renang akan Dilatih Jun Sen

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. Puslatda renang PON XVIII/2012 akan mendatangkan pelatih asal Cina. Program ini untuk meningkatkan kualitas teknik dan stamina para atlet puslatda, sehingga target medali PON yang dibebankan KONI Jatim dapat tercapai.

Demikian Ketua Bidang Komisi Teknik Pengrpov Persatuan Olahraga Renang Seluruh Indonesia (PRSI) Jatim, Kusaeni, Minggu (27/2).

“Puslatda renang akan dilatih I Jun Sen dari Cina. Selain memantapkan teknik, Jun Sen juga memoles stamina setiap atlet agar mendongkrak speed mereka dalam pencapaian waktu tercepat di setiap nomor yang diikuti para atlet,” katanya.

Menurut dia, rencananya Jun Sen akan dikontrak selama 1,5 tahun. Masa kontrak itu disesuaikan dengan masa pemantapan atlet dalam menghadapi PON 2012 yang rencananya digelar sekitar September hingga November 2012. Dengan masa kontrak tersebut, maka Jun Sen berpeluang mendampingi para perenang Jatim saat tampil di Riau.

Sebelum dikontrak resmi, diakui, I Jun Sen pernah datang ke Surabaya pada awal Januari lalu. Kunjungannya saat itu untuk survei kondisi atlet dan fasilitas renang Jatim. Tujuan Pengprov untuk mengetahui kemampuan Jun Sen dalam membaca kekurangan dan kelebihan para atlet, sehingga Jun Sen dapat langsung menerapkan program pelatihannya saat kontrak berjalan. 

“Saat itu sesudah melihat kondisi atlet dan fasilitas renang yang dimiliki Jatim, pelatih asal China ini langsung menyanggupi dan siap membantu meraih hasil terbaik di PON 2012 mendatang,” ujarnya.

Dengan kepastian dipilihnya Jun Sen sebagai pelatih puslatda rengan, dikatakan, pengprov berharap memantapkan peluang Jatim dalam mendulang medali emas PON Riau akan lebih baik dari PON 2008 di Kalimantan Timur. Dalam PON 2008, tim renang ditarget KONI untuk menyumbangkan 7 medali emas, ternyata medali yang berhasil diboyong sebanyak 16 keping emas. (surabayapost)

Japanese Short Course National Championships: Kosuke Kitajima Completes National Record Breaststroke Sweep -- February 27, 2011

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. A day after charting a Japanese record in the men's 100 breast, Kosuke Kitajima completed the national standard sweep in the breaststroke events at the Japanese Short Course National Championships held in Tokyo,

Kitajima nearly clocked a textile best in the 200 breast with a sterling time of 2:02.95. The top time in a textile suit in the event still remained Ed Moses' 2:02.92 from Berlin in 2004. Kitajima did, however, track down Naoya Tomita's national record of 2:03.12 set at the 2010 World Championships. Tomita clocked a 2:04.27 to finish second today, while Yuta Suenaga took third in 2:04.60.

Earlier in the night, Kitajima also took down the national record in the men's 50 breast with a strong time of 26.68. Kouichirou Okazaki took second in 27.11, while Akihide Kawakubo placed third in 27.23. 

Meanwhile, Tomoko Hagiwara won the women's 100 free in 54.20, while Misaki Yamaguchi finished second in 54.35. Natsuki Hasegawa checked in third with a 54.47. Takuro Fujii followed in the men's 100 free with a 47.87. Kenta Ito (48.50) and Makoto Itou (48.59) completed the podium.

Shiho Sakai topped the women's 100 back in 56.43, while Sayaka Akase took second in 57.55. Miyuki Takemura placed third in 58.70. Junya Koga cruised to victory in the men's 100 back with a 50.66. Masafumi Yamaguchi (52.04) and Kazuki Watanabe (52.08) finished second and third.

Tomoyo Fukuda snatched the women's 200 IM crown in 2:09.30. Izumi Katou earned second in 2:09.99, while Ayaka Komatsubara finished third in 2:10.59. Hidemasa Sano hit the wall in 1:54.41 for the men's 200 IM triumph. Kosuke Hagino (1:55.08) and Daiya Seto (1:55.45) snared second and third.

Rino Hosoda posted a 57.45 to win the women's 100 fly. Nao Kobayashi (58.70) and Sayaka Nakabou (59.03) placed second and third. Kohei Kawamoto touched out Kazuya Kaneda, 50.71 to 50.75, for the men's 100 fly title. Takashi Tomiyama took third in 51.40.

Aya Takano dominated the women's 400 free in 4:06.49, while Misato Yamazaki touched second in 4:08.53. Natsumi Iwashita wound up third in 4:08.57. Takeshi Matsuda cruised in the men's 400 free as well with a 3:40.34. Syogo Hihara took second in 3:43.69, while Syo Uchida placed third in 3:43.90.

Mina Matsushima captured the women's 50 breast title in 31.13, while Manami Fukuda touched second in 31.21. Hitomi Nose wound up third in 31.32. Naoko Fukudome snatched the women's 200 breast title in 2:19.80, while Satomi Suzuki took second in 2:20.95. Mio Motegi earned third in 2:20.99. (swimmingworld)

China Dominates FINA Diving Grand Prix Stop in Madrid, Spain

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. CHINA blitzed to win six out of the eight titles on offer in Madrid (ESP), the first meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2011 held from February 18-20. The non-Chinese victories went to Canada's Jennifer Abel and Illya Kvasha from Ukraine in the women's and men's 3m springboard, respectively. 

Preventing a total Chinese sweep in the men's field, Kvasha shared the podium with Shixin Li from China (second) and Brazil's Cesar Castro (third). In the platform competition, Yuan Cao (CHN) had an outstanding final, leaving the silver for compatriot Luxin Zhou while Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) claimed third spot. 

In the synchronised events, China prevailed, with Cao and Yanquan Zhang finishing first in the 10m platform. The Russian pair Victor Minibaev/Ilya Zakharov took silver and Cubans Jose G. Oliva and Jenklen A. Manso completed the podium. On the lower board, Zhiyi Sun and Longji Yu bested Zakharov, who paired this time with Eugeny Kuznetsov (second), and Kvasha, competing with partner Oleksiy Prygorov (third). 

Among women, Canada, which has a formidable reputation for grooming excellent divers, and therefore remains one of China's strongest rivals, confirms its status with the gold earned by Jennifer Abel in the 3m springboard. 2010 winner in the event Han Wang (CHN) had to settle for the silver while Sweden's "veteran" Anna Lindberg was happy with a bronze-medal finish. Wang (pairing with Quilin Zheng) also won the 3m synchro event. 

Meanwhile, teammate Sinou Ma registered a clear win in the platform event and scooping the silver medal behind her was another young Chinese diving prospect, Tingting Ke. Australia's Hannah Thek placed third. In the synchro same event, the pairing Huixia Liu/Jiaming Zhu claimed the gold, Canada's Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion were second while Alina Chaplenko and Iuliia Prokopchuk (UKR) secured the minor medal. 

MEDALLISTS IN MADRID (ESP) 
Men 
3m springboard: 1. Illya Kvasha (UKR) 497.00; 2. Shixin Li (CHN) 483.35; 3. Cesar Castro (BRA) 469.45 
10m platform: 1. Yuan Cao (CHN) 576.30; 2. Luxin Zhou (CHN) 538.05; 3. Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) 500.60 
3m springboard synchro: 1. Zhiyi Sun/Longji Yu (CHN) 430.86; 2. Eugeny Kuznetsov/Ilya Zakharov (RUS) 425.70; 3. Illya Kvasha/Oleksiy Prygorov (UKR) 415.08 
10m platform synchro: 1. Yuan Cao/Yanquan Zhang (CHN) 460.95; 2. Victor Minibaev/Ilya Zakharov (RUS) 439.59; 3. Jose G. Oliva/Jenklen A. Manso (CUB) 381.66 

Women 
3m springboard: 1. Jennifer Abel (CAN) 357.45; 2. Han Wang (CHN) 344.35; 3. Anna Lindberg (SWE) 333.45 
10m platform: 1. Sinou Ma (CHN) 408.55; 2. Tingting Ke (CHN) 374.80; 3. Hannah Thek (AUS) 307.00 
3m springboard synchro: 1. Han Wang/Quilin Zheng (CHN) 320.10; 2. Nadezda Bazhina/Svetlana Phillppova (RUS) 297.36; 3. Olena Fedorova/Anna Pysmenska (UKR) 289.20 
10m platform synchro: 1. Huixia Liu/Jiaming Zhu (CHN) 346.92; 2. Meaghan Benfeito/Roseline Filion (CAN) 319.83; 3. Alina Chaplenko/Iuliia Prokopchuk (UKR) 296.52 

2011 FINA DIVING GRAND PRIX CALENDAR 
February 18-20 Madrid ESP 
February 24-26 Penza RUS 
April 28-May 1 Montreal CAN 
May 5-8 Fort-Lauderdale USA 
May 27-29 Rostock GER 
June 10-12 Bolzano ITA 

Sumber: SwimmingWorldMagazine

USA Swimming Grand Prix, Columbia: Ous Mellouli Doubles Up -- February 20, 2011

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. COLUMBIA, Missouri, THE final night of long course racing at the USA Swimming Grand Prix in Columbia featured a versatile double by Trojan's Ous Mellouli.

Mellouli ripped off a 15:01.65 to win the men's 1500 free, and jump well into the lead in the world rankings. Heerden Herman had the previous top time in the world with a 15:07.73 from last month. Arturo Perez Vertti finished a distant second in 15:48.44, while Dynamo's Matias Koski, 16, touched third in 15:55.06.

Mellouli doubled up with a range-demonstrating win of 50.15 in the men's 100 free. Ricky Berens took second in 50.62, while Matt Grevers wound up third in 50.65. Notably, Jason Dunford clocked a 49.89 during prelims, but scratched finals. 

Trojan's Markus Rogan joined Ryan Lochte as the only sub-2:00 times this year in the men's 200 IM. Rogan charted a 1:59.49, just behind Lochte's world-best of 1:59.26 set at the Austin Grand Prix last month. Swim Ontario's Andrew Ford finished second in 2:03.34, while Robert Margalis claimed third in 2:03.78.

SwimMAC's Nick Thoman became just one of four men under 2:00 this year in the men's 200 back with a winning time of 1:59.68. Tyler Clary (1:57.31), Ashley Delaney (1:58.68) and Jacob Pebley (1:59.19) are the other three. Swim Ontario's Tobias Oriwol finished second in 2:01.06, while Charlie Houchin placed third in 2:02.14.

Trojan's Jessica Hardy moved to fourth in the world rankings in the women's 100 free with a 54.66. Femke Heemskerk (54.12), Aleksandra Herasimenia (54.28) and Camille Muffat (54.62) have also been under 55 seconds. SwimAtlanta's Amanda Weir placed second in 55.25, while Kara Lynn Joyce nabbed third in 55.48.

Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton, the defending Grand Prix circuit champion, topped the women's 800 free in 8:34.55. Parkland's Gillian Ryan, 15, placed second in 8:49.18, while Amber McDermott claimed third in 8:52.08.

In an exciting finish, Whitney Myers touched out Trojan's Rebecca Soni, 2:17.42 to 2:17.92, for the women's 200 IM title. South Florida's Julie Stupp wound up third in 2:18.60. Kathleen Hersey clocked a 2:17.72 during prelims, but scratched the finale.

Dynamo's Kylie Stewart, 14, cruised to victory in the women's 200 back with a triumphant time of 2:13.88. UCSC's Katy Murdoch earned second in 2:15.06, while Oakland's Annie Harrison, 16, placed third in 2:16.53. Dominique Bouchard posted the fastest time of the day with a 2:11.29 during prelims, but scratched finals. (SWIMWORLDMAGAZINE)

USA Swimming Grand Prix, Columbia: Rebecca Soni, Fred Bousquet, Ous Mellouli Clock Pacesetters; Dara Torres Returns, Qualifies for 2012 Trials

COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 19. IT was a busy second evening of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Columbia, Mo. 

Trojan's Rebecca Soni continues to prove that she has no peer in the breaststroke. Tonight, she dropped a pool and meet record time of 2:23.27 in the women's 200 breast. That effort obliterated Caitlin Leverenz' 2008 mark of 2:26.98, while also jumped well ahead of Kanako Watanabe's top-ranked time of 2:26.84 set earlier this month. South Florida's Alia Atkinson checked in with a distant second of 2:29.00, while Oakland's Tera Van Beilen snagged third in 2:31.69. 

Auburn's Fred Bousquet threw down an early gauntlet to the world with a smoking time of 22.07 to win the men's 50 free. That effort moved him ahead of Alain Bernard (22.14) for first in the world rankings. Tucson Ford's Simon Burnett claimed second in 22.74, while teammate Matt Grevers tied Jason Dunford for third with matching 22.95s. 

Trojan's Ous Mellouli followed in the men's 400 free with a world pacesetting time of 3:46.64. That effort beat the 3:48.27 set by Sun Yang of China last month. Charlie Houchin hit the wall in 3:53.92 for second-place honors while Trojan's Markus Rogan snatched third in 3:57.72. 

Grevers moved to fourth in the world rankings in the men's 100 back with a winning time of 54.29. SwimMAC's Nick Thoman placed a close second in 54.33 four fifth overall in the world, while Trojan's Thiago Pereira took third in 55.11. 

2010 Grand Prix circuit winner Chloe Sutton of Mission Viejo moved into sixth in the world rankings in the women's 400 free with a winning time of 4:09.09. Amber McDermott wound up second in 4:13.47, while Dagny Knutson took home third in 4:14.65. 

Kathleen Hersey bounced back from losing the women's 100 fly title last night due to a false start with a winning effort of 2:11.39 in the women's 200 fly tonight. Knutson placed second in the event with a 2:14.56, while Nittany Lion's Kelly Nelseon placed third in 2:14.59. 

Pereira topped the men's 200 fly in 1:59.21, while Robert Margalis wound up taking second in 2:00.94. Oakland's Mack Darragh posted a third-place time of 2:03.32. 

In what proved to be a diverse finale field, Trojan's Jessica Hardy surfaced victorious with a time of 25.15 in the women's 50 free. That time put her fourth in the world rankings. SwimAtlanta's Amanda Weir took second in 25.33, while Kara Lynn Joyce snatched third in 25.35. 

On the edges of the age range, South Florida's Dara Torres returned to swimming at the age of 43 to take sixth in 26.13 after a break from the sport that included surgery on one of her knees. Torres has been out of competitive swimming since the 2009 World Championships. Notably for Torres, tonight's time puts her into the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she will be looking to make her sixth Olympic squad. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Olivia Smoliga of Glenview Titan tied Lisa Nathanson for fourth with matching times of 26.08. That's a 27 year difference in competitors. 

Dominique Bouchard grabbed the women's 100 back crown in 1:01.14, while Smoliga returned to claim a podium spot with a second-place 1:01.91. Hersey picked up her second podium spot of the night with a 1:02.43 for third place. 

Ryo Tateishi took home the men's 200 breast title in 2:14.24, while New York's Mark Gangloff placed second in 2:16.42. Rogan wound up third overall in 2:17.16

Berkomitmen lahirnya atlet berprestasi

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. SEMBOYAN "Kukar Bisa" memang benar-benar telah dibuktikan para pengurus olahraga dan atlet Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar). Hasilnya, pada Pekan Olahraga Provinsi (Porprov) IV Kaltim 2010 di Bontang beberapa waktu lalu, atlet Kukar berhasil mempertahankan gelar juara umum. Salahsatu cabang olahraga yang sukses diperkuat atlet lokal yaitu Renang.

Cabor renang berhasil menyumbangkan 6 medali emas, 7 perak, dan 5 perunggu. Ketua Persatuan Renang Seluruh Indonesia (PRSI) Kukar Abdul Rasyid mengaku cukup bangga dengan torehan anak asuhnya. Pasalnya selain murni putra-putri daerah, atlet renang Kukar juga  diasah dengan pembinaan lokal. Pelatihnya juga asal Kota Raja Tenggarong sendiri dan bekerjasama dengan Sekolah Olahraga Internasional Samarinda.

"Kami cukup bangga, dibanding atlet renang daerah lain ada yang berlatih di Jawa, sedangkan kami memusatkan latihan di kolam renang Puteri Junjung Buyah Tenggarong saja, hasilnya cukup memuaskan," ujar Rasyid yang juga Plt Ketua KONI Kukar baru baru ini.

Dikatakan Rasyid, ke depan pihaknya akan terus berkomitmen untuk membina para atlet lokal. Dengan harapan mampu berprestasi membawa nama Kukar baik pada tingkat regional bahkan internasional. Komitmen tersebut bisa berjalan dan berhasil berkat dukungan penuh dan kerja sama  dari semua komponen, di antaranya Pemkab, DPRD, KONI serta PRSI Kukar.

Sebagai bukti dari komitmen tersebut, pihaknya melakukan pembinaan atlet secara berkesinambungan dan terus menerus yang dimulai dari atlet usia dini atau junior. Saat ini jajaran PRSI tengah melakukan pembinaan untuk menjaring atlet lokal berpotensi, khususnya atlet junior. Salahsatu langkah yang dilakukan akhir bulan ini, PRSI Kukar rencananya akan melaksanakan Coaching Clinic Cabor Renang bagi guru olahraga SD dan SMP se-Kukar.

"Dari hasil Coaching Clinic itu diharapkan para guru olahraga bisa membina dan menjaring atlet junior berprestasi dari sekolahnya masing-masing," paparnya.

Perlu diketahui, salahsatu atlet asli Kukar yang berprestasi pada Porprov Kaltim yang baru saja berlalu yaitu Nugroho. Pemuda yang kerap disapa Awo ini berhasil menyumbangkan 6 emas dan 3 perak. (hmp03/kaltim post)

Sosialisasi Polo Air Berhasil Pancing Minat Pelajar; Syafi’i Ajak Mantan Atlet Berperan Serta

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. Ketua Umum Pengprov Persatuan Renang Seluru Indonesia (PRSI) Sumut Drs H Mhd Syafi’I mengajak para mantan atlet polo air kembali berperan serta menggairahkan cabang olahraga yang turut membesarkan nama provinsi ini.

“Dengan keterlibatan para mantan atlet, saya optimis akan sangat membantu program PRSI Sumut ,” kata M Syafi’i didampingi Ketua Harian PRSI Sumut Rudi Rinaldi S Sos disela-sela sosialisasi polo air terhadap pelajar, Jumat (11/2) di Kolam Renang Selayang Medan.

Pada kesempatan kegiatan tersebut Ketua Umum PRSI Sumut juga menekankan pada seluruh institusi pendidikan dalam hal ini sekolah-sekolah untuk ikut berpartisipasi pada pengembangan dari cabang polo air ini, melalui pembentukan klub-klub polo air di masing-masing sekolah, dan PRSI Sumut dipastikan akan memberi dukungan penuh agar eksistensinya terus berkembang pesat.

Sukses

Strategi sosialisasi yang dilakukan PRSI Sumut terbilang sukses. Terbukti seribuan pelajar se-Kota Medan menyaksikan laga eksibisi polo air nan melibatkan atlet-atlet Pelatda. Dari sosialisasi ini terlihat, cabang polo air ternyata sangat digemari kaum pelajar.

Menariknya lagi, dalam sosialisasi kemarin pelajar tak cuma menyaksikan pertandingan, tapi diberi kesempatan bermain polo air di kolam tersebut. "Semua kita lakukan merupakan bagian dari program Pengprov PRSI Sumut dalam menggali potensi pelajar menjadi atlet polo air",kata Syafi'i. Baik Syafi'i maupun Rudi m engaku bangga melihat antusias pelajar. 

"Sebenarnya, ide ini datang dari mantan-mantan atlet polo air.Dan kita berharap mantan-mantan atlet lebih serius membantu, agar prestasi polo air Sumut terus berkibar di pentas nasional",ujarnya.
Kegiatan ini sendiri tambah ketua pengprov merupakan yang pertama. Tujuannya, agar polo air benar-benar memasyarakat. Rencananya, pengprov juga melakukan pembinaan di Samosir dengan mengajak anak usia dini bermain polo air.

"Di Samosir banyak, anak-anak berenang di danau. Kita akan mengajak merekauntuk menggemari polo air",katanya. Sementara itu,Ketua Harian PRSI Sumut Rudi Rinaldi menambahkan, rencana sosialisasi polo air terhadap pelajar dilaksanakan tujuh kali selama duabulan. Untuk setiap minggunya dilaksanakan dua kali pertandingan eksibisdengan melibatkan atlet Pelatda menuju Pra PON XVIII. 

Ada 25 atlet dipersiapkan dalam pelatda polo air. Mereka ditangani pelatih yang ditetapkan Pengprov PRSI Sumut.  Bagi pelajar yang ingin latihan maupun sekolah yang berminat membuka klub olahraga polo air dapat menghubungi Pardamean Aritonang di Kolam Renang Selayang Medan. "Pengprov PRSI Sumut siap membantu untuk memberikan yang terbaik bagi yang ingin latihan polo air",ujarnya. (rel/td.analisa medan)