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The United States decorated swimmer, Michael Phelps, called the US once again, this time in great detail about his belief that the program is decreasing.
Phelps published a long statement of five pages on Instagram, doubling his call to action within the organization.
“I have seen too many teammates fight to compete in a sport they love without the support they need,” Phelps wrote. “I have also seen the sports struggle to return their membership numbers to pre-pandemics levels, and I have finished pretending that this system works just because it produces medals.
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The former United States swimmer Michael Phelps greets fans during a women’s basketball quarterfinal game between the United States and Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on August 7, 2024 in Paris. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
“Swing, for me, it was always more than just medals: it is supposed to be an environment that incorporates the champions inside and outside the pool. As a father for four young children, it hurts to say that I am not sure if I want my children to seem to this sport at a competitive level. Yes, swimming changed my life, but it also caused a lot of pain of pain and its current state makes me sad and angry.”
Phelps began his publication clarifying that he was not calling real swimmers in the organization with their initial criticism, but rather leadership outside the group.
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He pointed out the decrease in the performance of the team, saying that the US team. Win only 44% of the medals in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the lowest brand for the United States since 1988.
And while Phelps made reference to money as a factor in the decline of USA Swimming, he accused the organization of “bad operational controls and weak leadership.”
Phelps did not indicate his finger without offering himself and certain recommendations as solutions. First, he promised that it would be a resource for the swimming of the USA.
The former Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps of the United States reacts when he is interviewed on the pool deck before the night session at the Summer 2024 on July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
“My door is open and there is a job to do,” he wrote.
He also recommended that Swimming uses an independent review of the entire organization. He believes that a athlete mentality must first be adopted to support swimmers competing at the highest level. At the same time, offering support to these young swimmers to reach that level is imperative in their eyes.
The initial Phelps position was about the former US team swimmer. Uu. Ryan Lochte, a teammate of his during his Olympic days of gold medal. Lochte had sent an image in which a funeral for US swimming was celebrated. UU., And Phelps asked if the 2025 World Championship would be a “attention call” for the organization.
Michael Phelps attends a game of quarterfinals of female basketball between the United States and Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Bercy Arena on August 7, 2024, in Paris. (Karwai Tang/Getty Images)
The US team contracted in nine gold medals in the World Championship, which led all countries involved in the pool. They had 29 total medals, which was also the first among the participating nations.
Phelps is one of the best Olympics, much less swimmers, of all time. He collected 23 gold medals in his illustrious career, which is still an Olympic record.
