Poland Sends Six Swimmers Home from Tokyo After Bringing Too Many

TOKYO– 6 Polish swimmers were sent out residence from the Olympics today after the nation’s swimming federation got here in Japan with a lot of rivals.

Poland initially picked 23 swimmers for the Tokyo Gamings yet needed to cut its checklist to 17 based upon globe swimming’s certifying regulations. Because the group had actually currently gotten here in Japan, that suggested the invalidated swimmers– that had actually been wined and dine on their separation and also had actually taken the Olympic vow– needed to fly back to Warsaw on Sunday, just days prior to the opening event.

Among the swimmers, Alicja Tchorz, revealed outrage at the mess in a Facebook post and also required the resignation of the federation’s management.

” Think of devoting 5 years of your life and also pursuing one more begin at one of the most vital showing off occasion,” created Tchorz, that swam for Poland at the 2012 and also 2016 Gamings. “Surrendering your personal life and also job, compromising your household, and so on”

Her stress were intensified, she claimed, upon finding out “6 days prior to the grand ending, it ends up that you were rejected your desires due to the inexperience of 3rd parties.”

In an interview after going back to Warsaw, she claimed she and also her colleagues were preparing to submit a claim and also requiring the elimination of the authorities in charge of the blunder. “The outright minimum is the resignation of the board,” Tchorz claimed. “Any kind of self-respect needs it.”

The various other swimmers educated they can not contend were recognized in report and also social networks blog posts as Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Aleksandra Polanska, Mateusz Chowaniec, Dominika Kossakowska and also Jan Holub.

A video clip shared on social networks by a Polish reporter revealed the swimmers that had actually been bought to return residence sharing hugs and also biding farewell to various other participants of the Polish delegation prior to their separation last weekend.

In a lengthy statement discussing the mistake, the head of state of Poland’s swimming federation, Pawel Slominski, revealed remorse for the blunder yet likewise tried to appoint several of the blame to swimming’s certifying regulations and also to Poland’s Olympic board.

” I reveal terrific remorse, unhappiness and also anger regarding the scenario,” Slominski claimed in the declaration. “Such a scenario needs to not occur, and also the response of the swimmers, their feelings, the assault on the Polish Swimming Federation is easy to understand to me and also warranted.”

On Instagram, Chowaniec railed against “the unskilled individuals” leading the swimming federation.

” I am deeply stunned by what took place and also this is a ridiculous scenario for me that need to never ever have actually taken place,” he created. “As a matter of fact, I wish to awaken from this HEADACHE at some point!”