RI swimmers prepare for Hiroshima<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian swimmers are making preparations for
\nthe 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima with a one-month stint in the
\nUnited States.<\/p>\n
The national squad, made up of six male and five female
\nswimmers, will undergo their training sessions at the Mike
\nDickson swimming club in Ontario, California. They will avail
\nthemselves of several competitions there to test them for the
\nGames.<\/p>\n
An official of the Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI)
\nDedeng Kurnia said yesterday that men's swimmers Vidi Lukman
\nKorompis, and the Sutanto brothers, Albert and Felix, plus
\nwomen's swimmers Elsa Manora Nasution, Meitri Widya Pangestika,
\nRita Mariani, Cynthia Putrianda and Olga Halim, will leave for
\nthe United States on June 10.<\/p>\n
The swimmers will join their teammates, Wisnu Wardhana,
\nRichard Sam Bera and Wirmandi Sugriat, who have been there due
\nbecause of school commitments. Coaches Raja Nasution and Lisa
\nSiregar will accompany the national team during their American
\nstint.<\/p>\n
\"We want them to get as much experience as possible from the
\nswimming competitions they will participate in there,\" said
\nDedeng. PRSI has long been sending their athletes to the United
\nStates, one of the world's swimming powerhouses, for performance-
\nenhancing programs.<\/p>\n
Dedeng said Indonesia was keeping up with other Southeast
\nAsian countries in preparing for swimming events at the October's
\nAsian Games. He said Singapore and the Philippines had also moved
\ntheir swimmers' base camps to the United States, while Thailand
\nchose China and Australia.<\/p>\n
Indonesia won three bronzes in the 1990 edition of the
\nquadrennial Games. This was due to Richard and Wirmandi who
\nfinished third in the men's 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke
\nrespectively, and the women's 4 X 100m freestyle team made up of
\nMeitri, Elfira Rosa Nasution, Tjia Fei Khim and Yen Yen Gunawan.
\n(amd)<\/p>",
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