Katinka Hosszu to make waves at sportaccord convention in belek!

AKUATIK.Hungarian swimming sensation Katinka Hosszu, reigning 200m and 400m IM World champion, will attend the SportAccord Convention taking place in Belek/Antalya, Turkey, on April 6-11. The Iron Lady, also winner of the FINA Swimming World Cup tours in 2012 and 2013, will take part in the first-ever "Youth Club" conference session, which brings together young people from sport and media to share their tastes and sporting aspirations. 

Together with coach and husband Shane Tusup, Hosszu, who first shined at World level by capturing gold in the 400m IM in Rome 2009, will be available to share her experience and discuss various topics, like her unrivalled versatility in the pool.

The 24 year-old will also spend some valuable time with young swimmers from the Turkish Swimming Federation during a practical session. (fina)

Thorpe dirawat karena menderita depresi

Ian Thorpe

AKUATIK. Mantan perenang kenamaan Australia, Ian Thorpe, dibawa ke pusat rehabilitasi karena menderita depresi, seperti dilaporkan sejumlah media Australia.

Peraih lima medali emas Olimpiade itu ditemukan dalam keadaan bingung dan berperilaku aneh di dekat sebuah mobil.

Polisi kemudian dipanggil dan dia lantas dibawa ke rumah sakit Bankstown, Senin 3 Februari.

"Dia berada dalam rehabilitasi untuk depresi," tutur manajernya, James Erskine kepada kantor berita AP Australia.

"Pemilik mobil yang memanggil polisi dan polisi datang. Mereka kemudian menyadari bahwa dia adalah Ian Thorpe."

Erksine menegaskan bahwa Thorpe tidak kecanduan alkohol namun sedang meminum obat antidepresi dan juga obat lain karena cedera punggung.

"Dia tidak minum alkohol. Alkohol nihil di dalam tubuhnya," tegas Erskine.

Pria berusia 31 tahun yang mendapat jukukan Torpedo ini tinggal di Swiss namun kembali ke Australia saat Natal untuk bertemu dengan orang tuanya.

Thorpe meraih tiga medali emas di Olimpiade Sydney 2000 dan dua medali emas di Olimpiade Athena 2004.

Dia juga merebut 11 medali kejuaraan renang dunia dan meraih medali emas pertama pada usia 14 tahun, yang menempatkannya sebagai perenang perorangan termuda yang menjadi juara dunia. (bbc)

KRAPSI 2013: Aflah Ciptakan Rekor Baru 1500m

Jakarta – AKUATIK. Kejuaraan Renang Antar Perkumpulan Seluruh Indonesia (KRAPSI) 2013 resmi berakhir tadi malam. Manisnya, hari terakhir kejuaraan yang digelar di Kolam Renang Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Senayan, Jakarta tersebut ditutup dengan pemecahan rekor yang telah bertahan selama 14 tahun.
    
Adalah Aflah Fadlan Prawira yang menjadi perenang paling berbahagia itu. Perenang dari klub Aquarius Bandung tersebut memecahkan rekor yang diukir Steven Chandra pada nomor 1.500 meter gaya bebas putra. Rekor tersebut dicetak pada 1999 di Brisbane dengan catatan 16 menit 02,00 detik.
    
Sedangkan, catatan waktu yang dibukukan oleh Fadlan lebih cepat 0,3 detik, atau 15 menit 59,16 detik.

Kegemilangan Fadlan itu sekaligus menenggelamkan perenang timnas Merah Putih yang punya spesialisasi di nomor jarak jauh tersebut, Ricky Anggawijaya. Ricky hanya bisa finis pada posisi kedua dengan selisih lumayan jauh, 16 menit 56,97 detik.
    
Dominasi perenang berusia 15 tahun tersebut sendiri sudah kelihatan sejak lima putaran awal. Gap yang awalnya satu sampai dua meter bahkan berubah sampai dengan 1,5 lintasan atau 70 meter ketika perlombaan kurang dari 500 meter lagi. Kemenangan Fadlan menjadi kejutan bagi ribuan penonton yang memadati tribun kolam renang GBK.
    
Karena awalnya banyak yang mengira Ricky tetap menjadi penguasa di nomor kurang bergengsi itu.

"Kalau saya sendiri sudah punya perhitungan untuk sampai di angka itu. Sebelumnya, di kejuaraan di Makau sekitar dua bulan lalu saya bisa mencatat waktu 16 menit 09 detik. Sekarang, target saya tercapai juga," kata Fadlan usai lomba.
    
Ambisi masuk di timnas senior bisa semakin terbuka bagi perenang yang selama ini berkutat di kategori timnas pelajar dan junior itu. Satu tempat di SEA Games 2015 Singapura kini menjadi incarannya.

"Karena sejak dari dulu saya selalu memimpikan bisa berlomba di SEA Games. Dari sini mungkin jalan itu akan terbuka," imbuhnya.
    
Keinginan perenang asli Ujung Berung, Bandung, itu juga didukung pelatihnya, Donni Budiarto. Menurutnya, Fadlan punya endurance bagus karena dia perenang di kategori open water.

Lima bulan lalu dia terjun di kejuaraan renang Open Water 10 kilometer di Hong Kong dengan catatan waktu 2 jam 10 menit. "Kalau untuk SEA Games atau Olimpiade, tinggal nanti bagaimana me-maintenance dia saja," ungkapnya.
    
Yang pasti, keberhasilan Fadlan ini membuat pelatih-pelatih di pelatnas renang Indonesia tidak bisa menyimpan kekagumannya. Salah satunya Albert Cristiadi Sutanto. "Luar biasa. Seusia dia sudah bisa menjadi tercepat di nomor itu. Perlu diketahui, belum ada perenang Indonesia yang bisa berenang jarak jauh secepat itu," koarnya.
    
Kesuksesan juga dialami tuan rumah Millenium Aquatic. Untuk kali pertama dalam tiga tahun terakhir Millenium merebut takhta. Klub milik Richard Sambera itu mengoleksi 3.156 poin dengan catatan 28 emas, 33 perak, dan 33 perunggu.

Sementara Petrokimia Gresik (KRPG) dan Elfira Swima Gemilang (ESG) Bandung menempati posisi dua dan tiga. (JPPN.Com)

Daftar perenang terbaik:
Kelompok umur senior:
Putra: Triady fauzi Sidiq (TS-Jabar)
Puteri: Yessy V. Yosaputra (AQR-Jabar)

KU I:
A. Fadlan Prawira (AQR-Jabar)
Nurul Fajar Fitriyanti (PKG-Jatim)

KU II:
Ilham Achmad (PRMD-Jakarta)
AA Istri Kania ratih (MA-jakarta)

KU III:
Erick Ahmad fathoni (AQR-Jabar)
Sofie K (MA-Jakarta)

KU IV:
I Putu Wirawan (BP-Bali)
Azzahra Permata (BLB-Riau)

SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2013, Beijing Day 2: Hosszu, Le Clos win FINA World Cup

Alia Atkinson

Zhou Xin, FINA Media Committee Member

AKUATIK. Big smiles and countless gold medals, Katinka Hosszu of Hungary and Chad Le Clos of South Africa became clinch the World Cup title for the second time, finishing on a high note at Beijing's last stop of the eight-meet circuit on November 14, 2013.

As the busiest swimmer of all, double World champion Hosszu seemed rusty in all her five finals on Thursday evening with no gold medal, claiming respectable silvers and bronzes instead.

Hosszu placed third in the 400m IM, clocking 4:27.66, and third again in the 100m backstroke (57.92) while Emily Seebohm of Australia took out the latter event in 57.22 and Daryna Zevina of Ukraine 57.56 finished second.

In the women's 200m butterfly, Hosszu lost her lead in the last 25m and had to concede to a silver medal in 2:05.25. Hosszu took eighth in the 50m butterfly in 27.03 while Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden swept the event in 25.24.

Spain's Mireia Belmonte broke Hosszu's winning streak by touching first in the 400m individual medley (4:25.23) and 200m butterfly (2:04.20). Alicia Coutts of Australia won the women's 100m individual medley in 58.08, beating Jamaica's breaststroker Alia Atkinson (58.71) and Hosszu (58.92).

"I've won the whole overall today, though there is no more gold medal, no more World record here. I'm happy with it. It's my second time to be the overall winner. After racing so many events, I was a little bit tired. I think I'm a medley swimmer, I like to swim the IM, butterfly, backstroke... I like them all," smiled Hosszu who walked away with the prize money of 100, 000 US dollars.

In other women's events, local hope Shao Yiwen bagged the only gold medal for China in the 400m freestyle in 3:58.92, beating Lauren Boyle of New Zealand, second in 3:59.25. Belmonte completed the podium in 3:59.46. Mio Motegi and Sakiko Shimizu gave Japan a 1-3 in the women's 200m breaststroke, clocking 2:20.23 and 2:24.56, respectively. He Yun of China placed second in 2:23.80

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica was the fastest in the 50m breaststroke in 29.20, followed by Dorothea Brandt of Germany (30.11) and Suo Ran of China (30.27). The Campbell sisters gave Australia a 1-3 finish again in the 100m freestyle as Cate snatched the gold in 51.59 and Bronte the bronze in 52.57. Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden took the silver in 52.41.

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos of South Africa celebrated two more victories in the 100m butterfly (49.41), where he out-touched Thomas Shields (USA) by 0.04 second, and the 200m IM (1:52.60), ahead of Chinese Wang Shun and Mao Feilian (1:53.59 and 1:55.20, respectively).

"I knew that the Beijing stop would be hard for me because I'm very tired after so many stops. All I want to do is to make sure I can win as many gold medals as possible. I'm happy with my two golds and happy to be the overall winner for the second time," said Le Clos.

Russian Vladimir Morozov dominated the operation in his pet event, the 50m freestyle, touching home in 20.91, ahead of Anthony Ervin (USA, 21.07) and Roland Schoeman (RSA, 21.11).

"I swam three finals in three strokes tonight. It's a little bit too much. I need more time to recover, so my 50m freestyle is not as good as I expected. But I did a PB in the breaststroke. I like sprint events in different strokes but freestyle is my best," said Morozov.

In other men's events, Hao Yun of China led the way in the first 1300m before Myles Brown of South African had a strong comeback in the last 200m, winning the men's 1500m freestyle in 14:41.63. Hao and Gergely Gyurta of Hungary were second and third, respectively in 14:42.38 and 14:45.53.

Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes won the men's 200m freestyle in 1:43.09 while teammate Robert Hurley was second in 1:43.67 and Pawel Korzeniowsky of Poland, third in 1:43.69. The 100m breaststroke gold was reserved for Daniel Guyrta of Hungary, first in 57.34. Eugene Godsoe (USA) completed a sweep in the men's backstroke events, adding two more golds in the 50m (23.07) and 200m (1:51.29) to his previous victory in the 100m on Day 1. 

Tommaso D'Orsogna, Travis Mahoney, Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell of Australia set a World Cup record in the mixed 4x50m freestyle relay in 1:30.52. China took second and Brazil third, in 1:30.89 and 1:31.45 respectively.

THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BEIJING

Men
1. MOROZOV Vladimir (RUS): 50.97 - 984 pts - 100m IM
2. SANTOS Nicholas (BRA): 22.13 - 955 pts - 50m fly
3. LE CLOS Chad (RSA): 49.41 - 944 pts - 100m fly

Women
1. HOSSZU Katinka (HUN): 2:05.07 - 988 pts - 200m IM
2. COUTTS Alicia (AUS): 58.08 - 982 pts - 100m IM
3. CAMPBELL Cate (AUS): 51.59 -    966 pts - 100m free

TOP-3 OF THE OVERALL SERIES:

Men
1. LE CLOS Chad (RSA) - 574 pts
2. MOROZOV Vladimir (RUS) - 414 pts
3. HURLEY Robert (AUS) - 285 pts

Women
1. HOSSZU Katinka (HUN) - 840 pts
2. ATKINSON Alia (JAM) - 288 pts
3. BELMONTE Mireia (ESP) - 280 pts

SWC 2013: Four WR highlight successful rendezvous in Tokyo (JPN)

Chad le clos

AKUATIK. Lausanne (SUI), November 10, 2013 – The seventh leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013, on November 9-10 in Tokyo (JPN) was highly successful, producing four new World Records and three World Cup records. Individually, Yulia Efimova, from Russia, set a world mark in the women’s 50m breaststroke, while Australia was outstanding in the mixed relays. At the end of the two-day rendezvous, both Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Chad Le Clos (RSA) reinforced their lead of the third cluster and of the overall ranking of the competition.  

On Day 1, Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta established a new World Cup record in the men’s 200m breaststroke, getting the gold in 2:01.30. The Magyar swimmer improved his own mark set in August in Berlin (GER), during the second leg of the series, where he had swum the distance in 2:01.37. The second World Cup of the session was obtained by Alicia Coutts, from Australia, in the women’s 100m butterfly – 55.30, better than the 55.46 set in November 2009 by her compatriot Felicity Galvez in Stockholm (SWE).

Australia continued to shine by improving the World Record in the mixed 4x50m medley relay, in a time of 1:37.84, faster than the previous best of 1:38.02 set also by the Australians in Singapore (SIN) on November 5. Moreover, Chad Le Clos had three wins – men’s 50m and 200m butterfly, and 400m IM -, and Katinka Hosszu established the most valuable performance of the day, clocking 2:04.52 in the women’s 200m IM (1001 points).

On Day 2, Yulia Efimova clocked 28.71 in the 50m breaststroke, bettering the previous WR set by Jessica Hardy (USA) in November 2009, in a time of 28.80. The remaining two WR of the competition were established by the mixed 4x50m free relay of Australia, first setting a new best mark of 1:31.13 in the heats and then further improving it on a 1:29.61 effort in the finals.

Kosuke Hagino made the day for the Japanese fans, with a new World Cup record in the men’s 200m IM, touching in 1:51.50, faster than the time recorded (1:51.55) by Darian Townsend (RSA) in November 2009. Almost at the end of the meet, Hosszu and Coutts shared the best performance of the meet, after their joint win in the 100m IM – 57.53, worth 1010 FINA Points. 

The FINA Swimming World Cup will conclude in Beijing (CHN), on November 13-14, 2013.

Provisional leaders of the third Cluster after the 7th meet:

Men
1. LE CLOS Chad (RSA) - 179 pts
2. MOROZOV Vladimir (RUS) - 105 pts
3. GYURTA Daniel (HUN) - 81 pts

Women
1. HOSSZU Katinka (HUN) - 180 pts
2. COUTTS Alicia (AUS) - 87 pts
3. EFIMOVA Yulia (RUS) - 86 pts

Provisional leaders of the World Cup after the 7th meet:

Men
1. LE CLOS Chad (RSA) - 511 pts
2. MOROZOV Vladimir (RUS) - 345 pts
3. HURLEY Robert (AUS) - 252 pts

Women
1. HOSSZU Katinka (HUN) - 759 pts
2. ATKINSON Alia (JAM) - 255 pts
3. BELMONTE Mireia (ESP) - 238 pts

Le Clos dan Atkinson Perenang Terbaik di Piala Dunia Renang FINA Singapura

Mixed 4x50m Medley

SINGAPURA, RENANG — Perenang putra Afrika Selatan, Chad LeClos, dan atlet putri Jamaika, Alia Atkinson, menjadi perenang terbaik dalam Piala Dunia Renang FINA di Singapura, 5-6 November 2013.

LeClos mengumpulkan 1.015 poin serta mengumpulkan lima medali emas dan sebuah rekor dunia. Rekor dunia kolam jarak pendek untuk nomor 200 meter gaya kupu-kupu dibuat LeClos pada hari pertama, Selasa (5/11/2013), dengan catatan waktu 1:42,29. Ia mengatasi perenang Australia, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, yang menempati posisi kedua dan Robert Hurley di posisi ketiga.

Perenang Afrika Selatan ini juga meraih medali emas di nomor 100 meter gaya kupu-kupu  dengan catatan waktu 50,04 detik. Ia terpaut 0,05 detik di depan Konrad Czerniak dari Polandia dan perenang Australia, Tommaso D'Orsogna, dengan 50,86 detik.

Emas kelima diraih di nomor 200 meter gaya ganti perorangan dengan catatan waktu 1:53,36 mengatasi Fraser-Homes dan atlet Brasil, Henrique Rodrigues.

Sementara atlet putri Jamaika, Alia Atkinson, mampu mengumpulkan poin lebih banyak dari perenang putri Hongaria, Katinka Hosszu. Ia meraih poin terbanyak (985 poin) saat menjuarai 50 meter gaya dada dengan catatan waktu 28,94 detik. Sementara Hosszu mengumpulkan 982 poin yang diperolehnya saat menjuarai 200 meter gaya ganti perorangan dengan catatan waktu 2:05,33.

Piala Dunia Renang FINA di Singapura merupakan seri keenam dari delapan seri. Dua seri terakhir akan berlangsung di Tokyo, Jepang (9-10 November 2013), dan Beijing (13-14 November 2013).

Hingga seri keenam di Singapura, Chad LeClos dan Katinka Hosszu masih memimpin peringkat untuk sementara. LeClos diikuti oleh perenang Rusia, Vladimir Morozov, serta perenang Australia, Robert Hurley. Sementara Hosszu diikuti Alia Atkinson serta perenang Spanyol, Mireia Belmonte. (kompas.com)

SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2013 : Chad le clos (RSA) shines again in singapore

Chad Le Clos

AKUATIK. South African Chad Le Clos and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, the current leaders of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013, continued their gold rush - each bagging five gold - at the sixth stop of the Series (and first of Cluster no.3), held in Singapore from November 5-6.

Le Clos has now 17 golds to his name for an overall tally of 25 medals while Hosszu maintains her "golden girl" status with 43 medals, 25 of them gold. Le Clos also registered the meet's top score (1015 points) with a record-breaking victory in the 200m fly (1:48.56). Alia Atkinson from Jamaica was the best performer among women with a swift 28.94 in the 50m breast (985 points). Among those producing fine performances in Singapore were:

Vladimir Morozov (RUS): 3 gold (50m and 100m free, 100m IM), 1 silver (100m breast)
Daniel Gyurta (HUN): 2 gold (100m and 200m breast)
Robert Hurley (AUS): 1 gold (400m free), 2 silver (100m, 200m back), 1 bronze (200m free)
Eugene Godsoe (USA): 3 gold (50m, 100m and 200m back)
Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS): 1 gold (400m IM), 3 silver (200m free, 400m free, 200m IM)

Alia Atkinson (JAM): 2 gold (50m and 100m breast), 1 bronze (100m IM)
Lauren Boyle (NZL): 2 gold (400m and 800m free)
Cate Campbell (AUS): 2 gold (50m and 100m free)
Sarah Sjoestrom (SWE): 1 gold (50m fly), 1 silver (100m free), 2 bronze (200m free and 100m fly)
Emma McKeon (AUS): 1 gold (200m free), 2 bronze (100m free and 50m fly)

Local hope Tao Li picked up silver in the women's 50m butterfly, her seventh medal in the Series so far. A record 281 swimmers (162 men and 119 women) took part in the Singapore leg. Singapore hosted the World Cup for the seventh time.

Provisional leaders of the overall ranking:

Men
1. LE CLOS Chad (RSA) - 436 points
2. MOROZOV Vladimir (RUS) - 303 points
3. HURLEY Robert (AUS) - 216 points

Women
1. HOSSZU Katinka (HUN) - 675 points
2. ATKINSON Alia (JAM) - 228 points
3. BELMONTE Mireia (ESP) - 214 points

Shantou (CHN) and Hong Kong (HKG) close 10km World Cup

RENANG-Shantou (CHN) and Hong Kong (HKG) will close the 2013 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, with their respective races on September 29 and October 5. Before these last two events – this year’s season had eight legs in three continents – the men’s overall ranking is led by Thomas Lurz, from Germeny, with 72 points, while Romain Beraud (FRA, 52) and Allan do Carmo (BRA, 48) are his most direct challengers.

Among women, Emily Brunemann (USA) is the provisional leader with 86 points, but Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) and Martina Grimaldi (ITA), both with 66 points, are also strong contenders for the final victory.

JUNIOR WORLDS: DUBAI SETS STANDARD FOR THE FUTURE!

RENANG-The fourth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Dubai (UAE) from August 26-31, 2013 produced an amazing number of 47 Championships Records in a 42-event competition (giving an average of more than one record per event). After the six-day meet, it was confirmed that the 2013 edition was the most successful one (marked also by a new record of participation). Many of the names that excelled in the Hamdan Sports Complex will be the swimmers to watch in 2015, at the FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS), and of course at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (BRA). The level of the organisation in Dubai was also outstanding and set a valuable standard for the future editions of the Championships – in 2015 in Singapore (SIN) and in 2017 in Budapest (HUN).

The medal table was topped by Australia, with 10 gold medals, ahead of Russia and the US team, both finishing with nine titles. The North American delegation won the trophies of the team competitions in both the boys’ and the girls’ fields, receiving the overall Championship Trophy.

Individually, Mackenzie Horton (AUS) won four individual gold medals, getting all the titles from the men’s 200m to 1500m free. In the women’s field, the most successful swimmer was Ruta Meilutyte, from Lithuania, who also left the United Arab Emirates with four individual victories. Meilutyte, 2012 Olympic champion, and already a world winner at senior level, dominated, as expected, in the breaststroke events, but competed with success in new distances (gold medal in the 50m free, for example).

Asian Youth Games 2013: Renang Rebut Medali Perak

NANJING, AKUATIK.- Cabang renang menambah pundi medali Indonesia di Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2013 usai Ricky Anggawidjaja kembali merebut medali perak di nomor 200 meter gaya punggung putra kemarin (21/8/13).

Berlomba di Natatorium Nanjing Olympic Stadium, Ricky mencatatkan waktu tercepat kedua, dua menit 6.70 detik setelah perenang Singapura Zheng Wen Quah yang menghasilkan waktu 2 menit 03.17 detik. Perunggu di nomor ini diraih perenang Cina Taipei Yang Chunyao dengan waktu 2 menit 07.76 detik.

Kepala Pelatih Renang tim Indonesia Hartadi Noertjojo menuturkan bahwa dirinya sudah lega karena hutang kepada Komite Olimpiade Indonesia (KOI) untuk mempersembahkan medali telah lunas. Secara catatan waktu, di atas kertas, diakuinya memang perenang Singapura lebih baik, tapi dia menilai hasil Ricky sudah maksimal.

"Kami bangga jelas. Karena Ricky sudah bisa melebihi targetnya sendiri. Untuk waktu, hasilnya lebih baik dibandingkan kualifikasi," katanya usai perlombaan. Menurutnya hasil satu emas, satu perak, dan satu perunggu ini sudah jauh dari bagus. Pasalnya, pihaknya mengaku tidak ada persiapan khusus untuk tampil di AYG ini, karena memang SEA Games lah yang dipersiapkan untuk peak para perenangnya.

Dengan tambahan satu perak ini, maka peringkat Indonesia pada klasemen sementara perolehan medali, naik ke posisi 12 dari posisi 15 sebelumnya dengan raihan satu emas, dua perak, dan satu perunggu.

Indonesia hari ini masih berpeluang untuk merebut medali lagi dari cabang squash di nomor beregu putra dan atletik. Di Squash, nomor beregu putra. Indonesia yang berada di pool B bersama Malaysia, Hongkong, Jepang, Kuwait, dan Thailand ini sementara telah mencatatkan dua kemenangan dan sekali kalah. Kemenangan tersebut dipetik dari Jepang (2-1) dan Thailand (3-0), sedangkan satu kekalahan diperoleh saat menghadapi Malaysia (0-3).

Pada hari terakhir babak penyisihan pool, Indonesia menyisakan dua pertandingan melawan Hongkong dan Kuwait, sebelum bisa melangkah ke semifinal. Sayangnya, hasil di nomor beregu putra gagal diikuti oleh nomor beregu putri. Indonesia dipecundai tim squash Hongkong dan Atlet Olimpik Independen (AOI) dengan hasil sama-sama 0-3 (PRLM) 

AYG 2013: Ricky persembahkan emas 100 meter AYG bagi Indonesia

Ricky Anggawidjaja (tengah)

Jakarta, AKUATIK - Ricky Anggawidjaja mempersembahkan medali emas bagi kontingen Indonesia setelah menjadi yang tercepat pada nomor 100 meter gaya punggung putra Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2013 di Nanjing, China, Selasa.

Atlet yang sebelumnya tidak ditarget mendapatkan medali ini mampu membukukan catatan waktu 58.42 detik atau lebih cepat 0.41 detik dari peraih perak asal Taiwan, Yang Chunyao dengan waktu 58.83 detik.

Medali perunggu direbut oleh perenang asal Korea, Won Youngjun dengan catatan waktu 58.90 detik.

Ricky sendiri mengaku tidak menyangka dapat merebut emas karena jika dilihat dari hasil waktu kualifikasi dan semifinal, dia menilai hasil maksimal. Bahkan dia memprediksi hanya mampu meraih perak atau perunggu.

"Perkiraan kalau ga perak ya perunggu. Karena saya merasa ada yang lebih baik, dari Taiwan. Dia posisinya 1-2 terus saat penyisihan dan semifinal," kata Ricky Anggawidjaja.

Raihan medali emas dinomor 100 meter gaya punggung putra juga tidak diperkirakan oleh kepala pelatih tim Indonesia Hartadi Noertjojo. Menurut dia, sebelumnya renang hanya mematok satu medali perunggu lewat Monalisa Arieswaty Lorenza.

Monalisa Arieswaty Lorenza merupakan atlet Indonesia yang mampu menyumbangkan medal pertama pada pesta olahraga bagi atlet Asia dibawah usia 18 tahun ini.

Perenang berusia 17 tahun ini turun di nomor 200 meter gaya kupu-kupu mampu mendapatkan medali perunggu setelah mampu membukukan catatan waktu 2 menit 15.10 detik.

Setelah Ricky mendapatkan emas, keberuntungan Indonesia berlanjut. Cabang atletik, menambah pundi-pundi medali Indonesia dengan mempersembahkan medali perak melalui Aprilia Kartina di nomor 500 meter putri.

Indonesia pada AYG 2013 mengirimkan 104 atlet yang turun di 13 cabang olahraga. Pada kejuaraan ini, Indonesia hanya menargetkan mampu merebut satu medali perak dan 11 perunggu. Namun, saat ini sudah mendapatkan satu emas, satu perak dan satu perunggu. (ANTARA News)

FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

AKUATIK. The next generation of swimming stars will meet for the 4th edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, to be held at Dubai's superb Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Sports Complex from August 26-31, 2013.

The event is organised every two years since 2006 for swimmers under the age of 18 years old. It was previously held in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in 2006, Monterrey (MEX) in 2008 and Lima (PER) in 2011.

Mengintip Lawan di Asian Youth Games

JAKARTA, RENANG - Para atlet renang Indonesia yang mengikuti ajang Asian Youth Games II di Nanjing, China  diminta mengintip  kekuatan lawan yang diperkirakan menjadi lawan abadi di masa depan.

Ketua Umum PB Persatuan Renang Seluruh Indonesia (PRSI) Sandiaga Uno melepas  tim akuatik Indonesia yang akan berlomba di ajang Asian Youth Games 2013, Rabu (14/8). Tim akuatik Indonesia terdiri dari atlet renang serta atlet loncat indah.

Menurut Sandiaga Uno, masa depan olah raga akuatik Indonesia berada bahkan juga merupakan masa depan para atlet-atlet muda. "Ketika kamu memikirkan masa depan renang Indonesia, berarti kamu memikirkan masa depan kamu sendiri juga," kata Sandiaga lagi. "Ït is about you, young people."

Sandiaga meminta para atlet berjuang untuk mencapai waktu yang terbaik sesuai dengan latihan yang sudah mereka jalani. Soal menang atau kalah bukanlah menjadi yang utama, karena mungkin saja lawan memang jauh lebih baik. Baginya, proses kalah atau menang akan menjadi  pengalaman yang angat berharga buat si atlet. "Ït is not about the game. It is about the journey,"ungkap Sandiaga.

Meski tanpa target, menurut Sandiaga pihak pengurus berharap para atlet memiliki  niat dan tujuan pribadi yang berkaitan dengan perbaikan diri. "Ketika berangkat ke suatu kejuaraan, kita harus memiliki satu tujuan di ajang tersebut. Apakah itu perbaikan prestasi, pengayaan pengalaman atau mungkin hanya ingin sekadar membanggakan orang tua. Yang pasti tidak sekadar ingin jalan-jalan...""

Tim renang Indonesia ke ajang AYG terdiri dari  8 atlet putera dan 8 atlet puteri. Mereka diperkuat beberapa atlet pelatnas SEA Games seperti Ricky Anggawijaya dan Satrio Bagaskara di bagian putera serta Monaliza Arieswaty, Nurul Fajriaty, Kavita dan yang lainnya di bagain puteri.

Pelatih nasional Albert C. Sutanto yang akan mendampingi para atlet, menyebut target utama para atlet saat ini memang perbaikan waktu.  "Bila dilihat dari hasil empat tahun lalu serta kualitas lawan-lawan kita di Nanjing, kita harus realistis untuk lebih mengejar target perbaikan waktu," kata Albert.  "Di kawasan ASEAN saja, Vietnam dan Thailand sudah menjadi kekuatan sendiri di luar Singapura yang memang kuat di setiap nomor.

Sementara wakil ketua umum, Bambang Udaya meminta para atlet untuk mengamati lawan-lawan mereka di ajang AYG kali ini. "Perhatikan lawan-lawan yang ada, terutama dari kawasan ASEAN. Karena mereka itulah yang akan menjadi lawan-lawan kalian di masa hingga sepuluh tahun mendatang," kata Bambang.

Setelah mengikuti ajang AYG di Nanjing, China pada 16-24 Agustus ini, sebagian atlet renang akan langsung mengikuti lomba Hongkong Open pada 23-25 AGustus ini. (Kompas.com)

Fina World Championship 2013: Two gold for USA; Sun (CHN) and France also shine

AKUATIK INDONESIA, Yang Sun (CHN) and Katie Ledecky (USA) were the first heroes of the inaugural day of the swimming competitions at the 15th FINA World Championships, taking place in Barcelona (ESP). In the decisive race of the men’s 400m free, the Chinese star clearly took control of the field, getting the gold in 3:41.59 - an expected triumph for the 2012 Olympic champion in the 400m and 1500m free.

In the women’s final, Ledecky also won comfortably (3:59.82), but everyone was expecting a better reaction from the Olympic champion Camille Muffat - however, the French was not in her best shape and only finished seventh in a modest time of 4:07.67. The home crowd could enjoy the silver performance of local star Melanie Costa, and New Zealand got her first women’s medal at Worlds thanks to the bronze effort of Lauren Boyle.

The most thrilling races happened with the relays’ confrontation: among women, USA recovered the title lost in 2005 for Australia (and then for the Netherlands), while among men the predictable win of the North Americans was denied by an inspired quartet of France.

In semifinal action, the highlights go to the elimination of WR holder in the 50m butterfly, Spain’s Rafa Munoz (ninth of the semis), and of the 2005 and 2007 champion Roland Schoeman (RSA, 10th). In the women’s 100m butterfly, 2012 Olympic silver medallist Ying Lu (CHN) will not swim the decisive race, after her 11th place in the semis. Michael Jamieson (GBR), also second in London in the 200m breaststroke, missed the cut for the 100m breaststroke (15th), while in the morning heats, Brenton Rickard (AUS), the 2009 world champion, could not 

Atlet Renang Jabar Berlatih di Kolam Indoor

BANDUNG, AKUATIK INDONESIA - Atlet renang Pelatda PON XIX/2016 Jawa Barat segera mengunakan kolam renang baru di kompleks Padjadjaran Sport Center Jalan Padjadjaran Kota Bandung.
   
"Pengerjaan kolam renang itu sudah menyelesaikan bagian kolamnya,tinggal dinding dan pengerjaan ’finishing.’ Diperkirakan Juni sudah bisa digunakan untuk berlatih," kata Sekum Pengda PRSI Jawa Barat Ferdia Yosef di Bandung, Jumat.
   
Kolam renang yang dibangun itu terletak di salah satu sudut di kawasan Padjadjaran Sport Center, tepatnya berdekatan dengan Wisma Atlet dan GOR Sasakawa.   Lahan yang sebelumnya kosong, berumput dan hanya digunakan untuk melakukan pemanasan oleh atlet, kini telah berubah menjadi sebuah kolam renang indoor.

Kolam renang tersebut, merupakan "kado" dari prestasi gemilang atlet-atlet cabang renang yang berhasil meraih 22 medali emas dari 30 medali emas yang diperebutkan di ajang PON XVIII/2012 di Riau.    "Selain untuk latihan atlet, diharapkan juga bisa digunakan untuk menggelar kejuaraan karena kolam renangnya berstandar seusai untuk bertanding," kata Ferdia Yosef.
    
Kolam renang indoor tersebut, merupakan kolam renang pertama yang dimiliki oleh KONI Jabar. Sebelumnya PRSI Jabar tidak punya kolam renang untuk berlatih sehingga harus dilakukan dengan cara berlatih di fasilitas milik pihak lain.
   
"Bagi atlet nasional memang tidak ada masalah dengan keterbatasan kolam renang selama ini, namun bagi atlet junior cukup bermasalah karena harus menggunakan fasilitas di tempat lain. Dengan adanya kolam baru ini diharapkan latihan bisa lebih maksimal," katanya.
    
Menurut Ferdia Yosef, kolam renang itu hanya diperuntukan bagi latihan atlet dan tidak akan dibuka kepada umum. Lokasinya di kawasan Jalan Padjadjaran dan fasilitas parkir yang memadai menjadikan kolam renang itu sangat strategis dan tidak sulit dijangkau oleh atlet.
    
"Yang perlu dipikirkan ke depan mungkin untuk mengukur suhu airnya, pasalnya kolam renang indoor biasanya sangat dingin karena tidak terkena matahari, sehingga perlu dicari jalan keluar untuk pengaturan temperatur air agar tidak terlalu dingin," kata Yosef.
  
Pasalnya, kata Yosef latihan atlet biasanya dilakukan pada pagi hari sehingga dipastikan kondisi airnya akan sangat dingin. Berbeda dengan kolam renang di ruang terbuka.  "Saya kira itu bisa diatasi, yang jelas perenang Jabar tidak perlu kesulitan lagi untuk berlatih," kata Ferdia Yosef. (Kompas.com)

Coutts and Seebohm headline NSW Championships

AKUATIK INDONESIA: More than half of the Australian Swim Team from London, including multiple medallists Alicia Coutts and Emily Seebohm will come together at the 2013 New South Wales State Open Championships this weekend, from Friday to Sunday at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

With just 44 days to go until the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, 24 Olympians and a handful of Paralympians will use the meet as vital race practise and preparation ahead of looking to qualify for selection onto the teams for the 2013 FINA and IPC World Championships.

Five-time London Olympic medallist Alicia Coutts will test her training and conditioning in a total of nine events over the three days, six of which will see her go head-to-head with dual silver medallist and Olympic record holder from London Emily Seebohm.

Silver medal winning medley relay teammates in London, Coutts and Seebohm will battle it out for bragging rights in the 50m butterfly, freestyle and backstroke, as well as the 100m backstroke and freestyle and the 200m individual medley.

Joining them in the women’s 50m and 100m freestyle will be fellow London Olympic teammates Brittany Elmslie and Yolane Kukla.

Swimming Australia Head Coach Leigh Nugent, who is unable to attend the meet due to family reasons, said he will be watching the times with interest as they come in over the three days of competition.

“NSW States is traditionally the last chance for athletes to fine tune their racing skills before the Australian Swimming Championships, and for many aspiring for selection in Adelaide, this will be their first real hit out of 2013.”

“It’s always difficult to gauge where an athlete might be in their preparation for Trials, and what their times might actually mean, but in reality we’re looking for swimmers to be able to back up from heat swims and post faster times in finals, regardless of their overall program.”

“We’ve set the qualifying standards high for Barcelona this year, the equivalent of top eight at the 2011 World Championships, so we’re looking for athletes to step up and set those standards in the pool.”

In the men’s events, the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle races will be contested by 4x100m freestyle relay teammates from London James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso D’Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy.  And while it could be a four-way-face-off in each of the freestyle sprint events,  Roberts, McEvoy and D’Orsogna will also line up against each other in the 100m butterfly.

2011 World Championship relay gold medallist Matthew Abood and younger brother Andrew  will also step up to the blocks for the 50m and 100m freestyle events, while 2012 FINA World Cup champion Kenneth To will also add some experience to the freestyle events.

A host of Paralympians will also travel to Sydney for race practise in preparation for the 2013 IPC World Swimming Championships in Montreal this August.

Eight-time Paralympic gold medallist, Jacqueline Freney will be looking to continue her run of success but will have to overcome her Paralympic teammates and fellow multiple Paralympic medallists Ellie Cole and Maddison Elliott when they line up for the Multi Class 100m freestyle.

With over 850 competitors entered, including international athletes from Japan, China and France, this weekend is set to showcase some fast times and strong competition.

Ksenia Moskvina lands six-year doping ban

Ksenia Moskvina

RENANG INDONESIA-Former European champion swimmer Ksenia Moskvina has been banned for six years for a repeat doping offense, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said Thursday.

The Russian, 23, is already serving a one-year ban for her first doping offense and the new punishment will start on November 25, when her first sanction expires.

“Ksenia Moskvina is disqualified for a period of six years, starting from November 25, 2013, for a repeat breach of anti-doping rules,” RUSADA said in a website statement.

USA NEWS: REALITY SHOW STARRING RYAN LOCHTE TO DEBUT IN APRIL

Ryan Lochte

Olympian to feature in six episodes on E! Entertainment Channel in the U.S.

PHOENIX, Arizona, AKUATIK INDONESIA, January 8. RYAN Lochte's cameos in "90210" and "30 Rock" were just the beginning of his plan to rule the TV airwaves, as the Olympic champion is set to make his reality show debut with his own series, called "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?"

The show will air six episodes in April, according to an announcement made today by E! Entertainment President Suzanne Kolb at the Television Critics Association press tour. Lochte has been tight-lipped about the content of the show, but in a post announcing the show, E! said the show "will follow the self-proclaimed King of Gainesville, Fla. as he looks for love (and) hits the pool."

Most reality shows are filmed months in advance of their airdates, so the first episodes could focus on Lochte's exploits immediately after the Olympics, including his romp through Las Vegas that had him racing Britain's Prince Harry in a pool. Lochte was also expanding his brand name outside the pool by attending fashion shows in an attempt to learn about starting his own fashion line. He was also a part of the E! channel's Fashion Week coverage in New York City in November. 

Journalists attending the TCA announcement were shown a sneak peek of the episode. Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Lochte came off more than a little dense. Sort of like a male Jessica Simpson (a swimbo?). 'I don't even know what is a douchebag,' the swimmer said when apparently asked about being called the term. 'I don't even know what it means.' "

The news of Lochte's reality show indicates that his former agent, Erika Wright, is a producer on the show. Lochte dropped Wright as his agent and signed with Creative Artists Agency in early December, and it is not clear if today's announcement means Wright and Lochte will continue to work together.

It is not known if the six episodes airing in April are the only episodes currently in production, or if "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" will return for a second season.

Juggling swimming with participating in a reality show has been a mixed bag so far for Lochte in the five months since the Olympics. While he did win two individual events at the short course world championships, setting world records in the individual medleys, he was beaten in the 200 backstroke. Lochte does remain serious about his swimming goals, as evidenced by the recent video of him training with the Air Force Elite Special Forces. (swimmingworld)

Istanbul consecrates Ryan Lochte (USA) and Katinka Hosszu (HUN)

USA men's relay

Istanbul (TUR), AKUATIK INDONESIA, December 16, 2012 – The 11th edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) came to an end this Sunday in Istanbul (TUR), consecrating Ryan Lochte (USA) and Katinka Hosszu (HUN) as best male and female swimmers of the competition. Ryan Lochte (USA) earned an unprecedented number of eight medals in Istanbul (the best ever in a single edition of this event) and has now an accumulated number of 30 awards in these championships, since his first appearance in Indianapolis in 2004. His successes in Turkey were: 1st 200m Free, 1st 4x100m free, 3rd 100m fly, 1st 4x200m free, 1st 200m IM, 2nd 200m back, 1st 100m IM, and 1st 4x100m medley. Moreover, he was the only swimmer to establish new World Records in Istanbul: first in the final of the 200m IM (1:49.63) and then in the semi-finals of the 100m IM (50.71). The performances of Lochte decisively helped USA to also gain the title of the Best Team of the championships.

Among women, the FINA Trophy went to Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who earned five medals in the five-day event: 1st 200m fly, 3rd 400m IM, 1st 100m IM, 2nd 200m IM, and 2nd 200m free. The winner of the 2012 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup demonstrated her immense versatility in the pool, ending in the best possible way an impressive 25m season.

In Istanbul, many remarkable performances were achieved and besides the two WR of Lochte, 18 Championships Records were bettered (11 among women, and seven in the men’s field).

In terms of the medal table, USA clearly dominated the operations, with a total of 27 awards (11 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze). The top-5 still includes China (3+5+3), Hungary (3+4+3), Denmark (3+2+5) and Russia (2+3+4). 25 countries had athletes with medals – only the 2002 edition in Moscow (RUS) had been more prolific, with 26 nations. Moreover, four new National Federations had their first medalled swimmers in the history of the competition: Lithuania, with the new breaststroke queen Ruta Meilutyte; Jamaica, and the excellent Alia Atkinson (two silver medals in the women’s 50m and 100m breast); Faroe Islands – bronze medal of Pal Joensen in the men’s 1500m free; and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to the bronze medal of George Bovell in the men’s 100m IM. 

The FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione highlighted the success of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul and handed over the FINA flag to the next organisers of the competition, the city of Doha in Qatar.

“The FINA Family lived an unforgettable competition, highlighted by many remarkable performances. Confirmed stars and new revelations have demonstrated the vitality and progress of Swimming in the five continents. This success is mostly due to the hard work of our 202 National Federations worldwide. They all deserve our gratitude and appreciation”, he considered. Dr. Maglione concluded by saying: “Many countries were represented at the medal’s table of these championships, and some new nations had the opportunity to shine at the highest level. Swimming is developing fast, attracting more youth and generating an increased number of stars in the five continents. This is fundamental for the improvement of the value and image of FINA and its aquatic sports worldwide”.

ISTANBUL 2012 MEDALS TABLE
			G		S		B		T
1.	USA		11		8		8		27
2.	CHN		3		5		3		11
3.	HUN		3		4		3		10
4.	DEN		3		2		5		10
5.	RUS		2		3		4		9
6.		ITA		2		2		-		4
7.		GER		2		1		1		4
8.		JPN		2		1		1		4
9.		LTU		2		1		-		3
10.		AUS		1		5		3		9
11.		GBR		1		2		3		6
12.		RSA		1		1		-		2
13.		ESP		1		-		2		3
14.		BRA		1		-		1		2
15.		NZL		1		-		1		2
16.		POL		1		-		1		2
17.		BLR		1		-		-		1
18.		NOR		1		-		-		1
19.		UKR		1		-		-		1
20.		JAM		-		2		-		2
21.		SLO		-		2		-		2
22.		FRA		-		1		1		2
23.		CZE		-		-		1		1
24.		FAR		-		-		1		1
25.		TRI		-		-		1		1
				40		40		40		120