Windsor (CAN) will host 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)

Istanbul (TUR), RENANG INDONESIA, December 11, 2012 – The FINA Bureau awarded today the organisation of the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2016 to the city of Windsor (Ontario, Canada). For this event, bidding interest had also been received from the city of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Ashgabat (Turkmenistan).

“I warmly congratulate the city of Windsor, the Aquatic Federation of Canada and Swimming Canada! I am sure we will have a great FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2016”, declared FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione, when announcing the decision of the Bureau.

This news was enthusiastically received by the Mayor of Windsor, Eddie Francis, present in Istanbul to introduce its city bid. "We are aware of the FINA strength in the world of sports and this fantastic outcome will help transform our city and strengthen our passion for sport”, stated Mr. Francis. “When the world comes to Windsor for these championships, all the visitors will be positively surprised by the vitality of our city and region, the diversity of her communities and her generous hospitality. These characteristics were essential in our successfully bid and will serve us well as we get ready to host a great World Championships in 2016”, he concluded.

Also thrilled with this result was Pierre Lafontaine, CEO of Swimming Canada. “We like to bring the world to us, and this will be a privileged occasion to have the best among the best in Canada. This kind of events truly inspires the country and its youth – and this was our main goal behind this bid”, said Lafontaine. “The energy and dynamism of Mayor Francis in creating this dream for his community was essential in this positive result. In terms of the impact for swimming in Canada, it will be also amazing”, he concluded.

Before the 2016 edition in Windsor, the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships, in 2014, will take place in the city of Doha (QAT)

Ian Thorpe Raih Medali HAM Australia 2012

CANBERRA, RENANG INDONESIA — Mantan perenang juara olimpiade, Ian Thorpe, ditetapkan sebagai penerima medali Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) Australia 2012 karena kegiatan amalnya untuk anak-anak aborigin.     

Dalam penjelasannya, Komisi HAM Australia mengatakan, Thorpe sudah selama lebih dari 10 tahun terakhir menjadi "pegiat antusias dalam memajukan masyarakat aborigin".

Menurut laporan televisi ABC, Selasa (11/12/2012), yayasan amal Thorpe, Fountain of Youth, membantu anak-anak aborigin di sekitar 20 komunitas di Northern Terriroty dengan fokus kesehatan dan pendidikan.

Yayasan itu memang bertujuan untuk mengatasi apa yang mereka sebut "krisis kemanusiaan di halaman belakang rumah kita sendiri".

Dalam pesan yang direkam, Thorpe mengatakan dia merasa "bangga dan terharu" bisa mendapatkan penghargaan tersebut. Thorpe mengatakan, dia ingin mendedikasikan penghargaan itu kepada para pekerja sosial di komunitas terpencil.

"Saya bisa mengangkat masalah yang dihadapi masyarakat aborigin, kesulitan yang mereka hadapi, dan juga keberhasilan yang mereka capai," kata Thorpe.

Thorpe mengatakan, ketika dia pertama kali mengunjungi komunitas aborigin di daerah Katherine, dia terkejut dengan buruknya fasilitas untuk mereka.

Dia menambahkan bahwa komunitas aborigin di daerah terpencil di Australia sangat memerlukan jasa pelayanan kesehatan dan pendidikan.

Ian Thorpe juga terlibat dalam kegiatan kampanye Close The Gape, yang dimaksudkan untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup penduduk aborigin dan Torres Straight Islander.

Menurut Ketua Komnas HAM Australia Profesor Gillian Triggs, juri memilih Thorpe karena dedikasinya untuk membantu memperbaiki kehidupan anak-anak aborigin.

"Thorpe lebih dari sekadar seorang juara olimpiade yang sukses. Dia juga menunjukkan komitmen besar guna memastikan anak-anak aborigin mendapatkan kesempatan merealisasikan potensi mereka," tutur Triggs.

Menurut laporan koresponden Kompas di Australia, L Sastra Wijaya, Thorpe juga menjadi bahan pemberitaan baru-baru ini setelah dia menerbitkan buku otobiografinya. Ia mengaku pernah mengalami depresi berat ketika menjadi atlet.

Semasa jayanya di kolam renang, Thorpe merebut tiga medali emas di Olimpiade Sydney tahun 2000 dan dua medali emas di Olimpiade Athena 2004.(kompas.com)

"Tukang Intip" Tertangkap di Kolam Renang

JAKARTA, RENANG INDONESIA -  Bila anda perenang atau memiliki anak perenang, hati-hati dengan orang bertindak tanduk aneh di sekitar kolam renang.

Di ajang Kejuaraan renang antaperkumpulan Daerah (KRAPDA) DKI, 7-9 Desember lalu, seorang pria ditangkap karena merekam aktivitas -tepatnya bagian-bagian tubuh- atlet puteri yang tengah bertanding.

Pria tersebut, Sub, warga Pekayon Indah, Bekasi ditangkap dengan kamera saku miliknya di kompleks kolam renang Pertamina, Simprug. Dari kamera miliknya ditemukan rekaman gambar atlet-atlet puteri yang tengah berlalu lalang atau melakukan aktivitas pemanasan di kolam renang. Umumnya, Sub mengincar gambar pada bagian kaki atau bagian belakang tubuh atlet-atlet tersebut.

Sub yang mengaku mahasiswa ini mengatakan melakukan hal ini seorang diri dan menggunakannya untuk kepentingan pribadi. Setelah diinterogasi dan dicatat semua identitas pribadinya, Sub kemudian dilepaskan.

Lokasi kolam renang dan  ajang perlombaan renang memang kerap menjadi "medan" buat orang-orang psikopat atau memiliki kelainan orientasi seksual. Di kolam renang Gelora Bung Karno Senayan, kerap tertangkap orang-orang yang melakukan aktivitas "mengintip" kamar mandi wanita atau bahkan pria-pria berorientasi seksual menyimpang yang mengincar perenang-perenang remaja di kamar bilas. (kompas.com)

Diwarnai Protes, Millenium Aquatic Juara Umum KRAPDA DKI

JAKARTA, RENANG INDONESIA - Perkumpulan renang Millenium Aquatic Jakarta keluar sebagai juara umum kejuaraan rennag antaperkumpulan daerah (KRAPDA) DKI yang diwarnai protes karena adanya atlet asal luar DKI.

Dalam lomba di GOR Pertamina Simprug  7-9 Desember ini, Millenium Aquatic mempertahankan gelar juara umum yang mereka rebut tahun lalu dengan mengumpulkan 985 poin. Mereka diikuti PR Cucut dengan 615 poin, PR Pari Sakti 553 poin, Pyramid 412 poin dan JAQ dengan 410 poin.

Namun perolehan poin dari klub-klub ini sempat mendapat protes karena adanya perenang-perenang asal luar DKI yang memperkuat perkumpulan renang DKI di KRAPDA 2012 ini dengan status yang tidak jelas.

"Ada yang setahu saya masih terdaftar di klub Jawa Barat, tetapi sekarang terdaftar juga sebagai anggota salah satu klub DKI. Padahal untuk pindah antarklub antarprovinsi kan butuh waktu enam bulan," kata seorang pelatih PR DKI yang ikut bertanding.

Para atlet renang asal luar DKI tersebut sebagian didaftarkan dengan nama yang berbeda dengan nama mereka saat bertanding di daerah asal mereka. Namun karena sudah sering berlomba, identitas mereka sudah dikenal oleh para perenang DKI.

Panitia sendiri telah meminta kepada perkumpulan renang yang bersangkutan untuk memperlihatkan surat-surat  yang menyatakan mereka memang sudah pindah dari daerah asal masing-masing untuk bertanding sebagai atlet Jakarta.

Menurut panitia pertandingan, KRAPDA DKI 2012 kali ini memang bersifat terbuka dan memungkinkan atlet luar DKI untuk ikut berlomba. "Namun tentunya ada pembedaan dengan atlet binaan kami sendiri, seperti uang pendaftaran yang lebih besar dan mereka tetap turun atas nama klub asal," ungkap Nicko P dari PRSI DKI.

Karena bila turun atas nama klub DKI sebenarnya justru merugikan atlet tersebut. Ia terancam dipermasalahkan oleh klub lainnya apabila turun di ajang lebih besar seperti KRAPSI atau pun kejurnas.

Karena itulah, atlet nasional seperti Gde Siman Sudartawa  tetap bertanding atas nama klub asalnya, PR Millenium Lumba-lumba, Riau. Siman menggunakan ajang ini sebagai persiapan menghadapi pekan olah raga mahasiswa ASEAN di Laos, pekan depan.

Berikut atlet terbaik KRAPDA DKI 2012:
KU IV:
Pa: Azel Zelmi (Pyramid SC)
Pi: Laila Siti Aminah (Indonesia Star Aquatic)

KU III:
Pa: Bernardus Sarbona (PR Cucut)
Pi: Erika Stephanie Thio (Millenium Aquatic)

KU II:
Pa: Adityastha Rai Wratsangka (Millenium Aquatic)
Pi: Ma'ratus Sholehah (Kusuma Harapan)

KU I/Senior:
Pa: Alexis Wijaya Ohmar (Millenium Aquatic)
Pi: Claudia Ajeng Savitri (Tirta Taruna 66)

(kompas.com)

7 THINGS SUCCESSFUL SWIMMERS DO DIFFERENTLY

Guest editorial by Olivier Poirier-Leroy -

PHOENIX, Arizona, RENANG INDONESIA December 5. WHY do some swimmers have a hard time achieving success while other swimmers seem to effortlessly enjoy wild and never-ending success?

Generally the first two answers tabled are talent and genetics. However, possessing these two attributes alone will not constitute an elite swimmer. Sure, they will always get by for a few years on these two characteristics, but it isn't long before that isn't enough. And before long, these promising young athletes are reflected upon as "flashes in the pan." 

Those at the top of the podium approach their sport different than the rest. Here are 7 ways that successful swimmers are doing it differently:

1. Ownership. I used to compete against a swimmer who loved playing the "blame game." If his results weren't as good as they should or could have been, we would all be barraged upon with a litany of excuses. Whether it was goggles filling up with water, a bad night's rest, or he was racing with a workout suit, he'd pawn off his lousy competition performance on outside influences and bad luck so that he wouldn't have to own up to them. Pawning off failures by making excuses for them removes accountability. Successful swimmers own their awesome performances and their not so good ones too.

2. Use Failure as Fuel. Failure may as well be another 4-letter word. You can see it in the pained faces of swimmers who come up just short at the end of a race. Successful swimmers, once the initial sting of defeat has receded, are able to see past failure. Instead of having it demoralize them, they use it as the catalyst for massive positive change. Those moments of disappointment provide important -- albeit sometimes painful -- lessons that will help pave the way to achievement. Remember, failure only becomes fatal when you give up and do not heed the lessons it provides.

3. Surround Themselves with Like-Minded Athletes. The expression "you are a product of your environment" is just as relevant when applied to the swimmers and people you associate yourself with. As much as we like to believe that other people have no influence on our lives, in the words of esteemed John Donne, "No man is an island entire of itself." The actions and behaviors of the people you surround yourself will rub off on you, whether you immediately realize it or not. Good news, however, is that this goes both ways -- negative people will bring you down just as well as positive people will bring you up.

4. Plan. Successful swimmers know exactly where they are going. They have a concrete, visceral goal in the horizon, and they aren't afraid to put together a plan to make it happen. This means breaking it down step-by-step, and setting out what directly relates to achieving their goal. Faster start? Check. Shave ? second off the turns? Noted. Improving ankle flexibility? Put it on the to-do list. Don't be afraid to take your goal, break it apart to its smallest pieces and then slowly put it back together.

5. Execution. Of course, having a plan and all of the motivation in the world does nothing without the follow-through. Top echelon swimmers don't wait for the perfect moment, they don't wait until they "feel like it" and they don't wait until the beginning of next season to start hauling ass towards their goals. Start today, start now.

6. Cross the Line Between Excellence & Perfection. Whenever a swimmer tells me that they are "perfectionists" my first thought is, "you never complete anything, ever." Perfectionists are great at making plans, of concocting great and earth-shattering goals, but incredibly terrible at completing them. Why? Because they've set impossible standards, they are dooming themselves to failure from the outset. Their high expectations will never be met because "perfect" is an illusion. There will never be a perfect time. You will never feel perfect. The only "perfect" time to act is this one, right now. Success doesn't come to perfectionists -- it comes to the swimmers who show up and get things done.

7. Embrace Hard Work. In an era where instant gratification is expected from everything we do, it can be very easy to dismiss the idea of hard work. Whenever a really tough set gets scrawled up on the chalkboard, the elite swimmer won't groan and moan. Their steely eyes will narrow and they will be the first in the pool to tackle it. Why is that? Are they gluttons for punishment? Not at all. They welcome those hard sets because they know that is what will separate them from the athlete in the lane next to them. While others are bowing out or not giving their best effort, the successful swimmer smiles gleefully as he or she powers through the sets that no one else is willing to do.

Can you think of any other characteristics that a successful swimmer possesses? Leave your answer in the comments below!

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer in Canada. He is also the publisher of YourSwimBook.

Sea Games 2013: Pelatnas Renang Akan Digelar di Australia

JAKARTA, RENANG INDONESIA - Perenang pelatnas utama yang dipersiapkan tampil pada SEA Games 2013 Myanmar dijadwalkan menjalani latihan di Perth, Australia.

Pelatih Renang pelatnas Hartadi Nurjojo ketika dihubungi Jumat (30/11/2012) mengatakan para atlet itu akan menjalani latihan di Australia mulai Januari mendatang.

"Mereka berada di sana sekitar 10 hingga 12 bulan hingga menjelang pelaksanaan SEA Games yang rencananya digelar Desember 2013," katanya.

Tetapi, kata Hartadi, di sela-sela mereka menjalani latihan di Australia, mereka juga dijadwalkan menjalani pertandingan uji coba enam kali.

Ia menyebutkan ajang uji coba bagi perenang pelatnas untuk kelompok utama yaitu kejuaraan renang 44th Singapore National AG 2013 pada Maret mendatang, kemudian 55th Malaysia Open 2013 pada Mei mendatang, kejurnas renang Indonesia pada Mei, dan ASEAN AG SC2013 di Brunei Darussalam Juni mendatang.

Kemudian kejuaraan renang Kejuaraan Dunia Renang ke-15 di Barcelona, Spanyol pada akhir Juli hingga awal Agustus, serta Kejuaraan Renang Hong Kong Terbuka 2013 pada September mendatang.  

Hartadi menambahkan, sebanyak 34 perenang dari berbagai daerah masuk pelatnas tahap pertama untuk persiapan tampil pada SEA Games 2013 Myanmar.

Dari jumlah tersebut, lanjut dia, terbagi dalam dua kelompok yaitu kelompok utama yang diprediksi bisa meraih medali emas sebanyak tujuh perenang dan kelompok muda sebanyak 27 perenang.

Mereka yang masuk kelompok utama adalah Triadi Fauzi dan Glenn Victor (Jawa Barat), Gede Siman Sudartawa (Riau), Indra Gunawan (Sumatera Utara) untuk putra sedangkan putri adalah Raina Saumi, Yessy Yosaputra, dan Monaliza (Jabar)

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Istanbul to welcome 800 swimmers for 25m pool showdown

RENANG INDONESIA - In exactly two weeks, Istanbul's iconic Sinan Erdem Arena will get the game underway with more than 800 athletes from a record 160 countries for the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), organised from December 12-16, 2012. The temporary square-shape swimming pool will host up to 10,000 spectators over the five-day event.

Some of the best swimmers in action will be in Istanbul, including American Ryan Lochte. The distance specialist already etched his name into the swimming history books, having tallied a record 22 medals at the World short-course event (14 of them gold) since the 2004 edition in Indianapolis (USA). At the last edition in Dubai (UAE), the then 26 year-old set the only two indvidual World records of the meet (in the 200m and 400m individual medleys) and became along the way the first swimmer to win seven medals in a single edition.

Besides Lochte, other stars from the global swimming elite will be in Istanbul to defend their title from Dubai: among men, Cameron van der Burgh and Chad Le Clos (RSA), Paul Biedermann (GER), Stanislav Donets and Evgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) and in the women's field, Federica Pellegrini (ITA), Therese Alshammar (SWE), Erika Villaecija Garcia (ESP) and Jing Zhao (CHN).

In the lead up to what will be another memorable edition of the FINA World Swimming Championhips (25m), you can relive the best moments from Dubai 2010 by having a look at the news reports and photo gallery on the FINA website.

Don't miss a single action-packed race and record-breaking feat in Istanbul by following us on Facebook and Twitter! In addition, watch the daily 50-minute highlights of the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) on FINAtv  (geo restricted) and for the first time, a LIVE radio feed coverage will be available worldwide during the evening finals!