| Master Freediver wins second Olympic Gold in Athens |
| 30.08.2004 |
Master
Freediver Olga Novokshchenova (Russia) has won her second
gold medal at the Olympic games in Athens! A member
of the Russian synchronized swimming team for the past
three games, Olga had won the gold in Sydney and has
now doubled the feat four years later, the only repeating
member of the team, a testament to her talent and dedication.
FREE Master Instructor and multiple World Champion David
Lee was in Athens supporting Olga personally, while
the rest of our team followed closely her progress on
TV. With only two teams to go, the Japanese swimmers
performed a seemingly unbeatable routine, leaving everybody
feeling that silver was not a bad thing after all. However,
when Olga and her teammates got in the water, it was
clear
what their intentions were, and their routine earned
them a total score of 99.501 points out of a possible
100, securing the victory.
After 8 months of 9-hour training days, 6 days a week,
Olga is taking a well deserved rest, but is already
getting ready to dive deep into her other passion, freediving.
She had passed both the Advanced and Master courses
in 2003, managing to set a national record along the
way, which prompted trainer Rudi Castineyra to offer
her a spot on the LearnFreediving.com team, which she
happily accepted. Olga will be preparing for a world
record attempt together with David Lee and Yasemin Dalkilic
in the following months. Congratulations Olga!!!
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