Nine swimmers to train in Brisbane

Nine swimmers to train in Brisbane

JAKARTA (JP): Nine national swimmers being groomed for the
20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August
will train in Brisbane, Australia, for five weeks beginning on
June 4.

Secretary-general of the Indonesian Swimming Association
Patuan Simatupang said five swimmers from Wisnu Wardana and twin
brothers Felix and Albert Sutanto on the men's side, and Elsa
Manora Nasution and Rita Mariani on the women's side would take
part in the Australian training.

Four junior swimmers -- Eko, Akbar Nasution, Ati Yuliani and
Siripiya Sutanto -- will also train in Brisbane.

Patuan said during a meeting with the chairman of the National
Sports Council, Wismoyo Arismunandar, on Monday that Rita, who is
currently training in the United States, would fly directly to
Brisbane.

He also said two others national swimmers, Catherine Surya and
Stephen Chandra, were currently training in Brisbane. Both
swimmers will join the national team before competing in the SEA
Games. (ivy)