“I believe that this has in all probability by no means been achieved in Czech swimming. Finishing a race along with her and progressing collectively by way of heats, semi-finals and the ultimate was an expertise. Singing the nationwide anthem and realizing that she is subsequent to me was nice. You are feeling higher , when he has somebody from the identical nation there and might share it with him,” stated Seeman.
The 24-year-old consultant received gold within the 100- and 200-meter freestyle races final week in Belgrade. She received silver in the identical 400-meter occasion and added bronze within the 200-meter medley. “It was a nutritious week. Daily I had a begin. I did not have a single time off, and the downtime between races was lots of coaching. It was a really enjoyable week filled with swimming,” stated Seemanová.
Because of the preparation for the Olympics, she didn’t rejoice her successes in any means. She was additionally cautious about whether or not it was the most effective week of her profession. “These occasions are higher now, that is a constructive, however the Olympics are nonetheless the Olympics. I hope that the most effective week is but to come back,” she famous.
She needs to place the medals that jingled round her neck through the interview with the opposite valuable metals she has on the wall. She responded with a smile to a light-hearted query about whether or not she feels just like the American legend Michael Phelps with them. “I believe his medals have been just a little bit heavier and extra priceless. I am attempting to carry my breath just a little so it would not make a noise. However it’s a heat feeling. Each time it jingles I notice I’ve acquired these medals and I am pleased about it Seeman stated.
She perceived the European Championship as a very good preparation earlier than the Olympics. “That was our plan. A number of swimmers determined to skip Europe due to the Olympics, however for us it was in regards to the efficiency work. It was additionally about handle the a number of days of coaching and workload. I am glad that we managed it in order that I she was in a position to swim, swim and end the 400 on the finish,” stated Seemanová.
Olympic plans
Earlier than the Olympic Video games, Czech swimmers might be getting ready in Šamorín, Slovakia. Seeman stated she’s going to skip the 400-meter free in Paris as a result of it overlaps with the 100-meter butterfly. “It is undoubtedly a neater begin earlier than the 200m than the 400m. It will probably destroy me much more. So I will do the 100m butterfly, 200m crawl and the 100m crawl that ought to comply with. I have not appeared but when the 200m half is, but when that was doable, so I might undoubtedly like this one too, as a result of why not,” she identified.
On the Olympics, she needs to enhance the report time from this 12 months’s assembly in London, which introduced her sixth place on the Tokyo Olympics three years in the past. “If I succeed, it ought to be a shift on this planet rankings as properly. That is my objective. And naturally I wish to compete with the most effective, who’re very excessive and nonetheless a good distance from us,” added Seemanová.
