JAKARTA - The swimming branch hopes to end Indonesia's medal drought in the four-year multi-branch sports event, the Asian Games, which next year will take place in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan.
Chairman of the Indonesian Aquatic PB Harian, Harlin E. Rahardjo, said that the medal fasting of the swimming branch of the Asian Games has been going on for a long time since 1990 so that next year there is a good opportunity to end it.
"We evaluate and we map again our swimmers who can at least get a bronze medal," said Harlin in an official statement received.
The desire was conveyed after the Indonesian swimming team managed to pass the medal target in the 2025 SEA Games sports festival in Thailand which is currently still ongoing.
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The trip there produced three gold medals, three silver medals, and five bronze medals. In addition, there were also two additional bronze medals from artistic swimming in the free duet and free team.
"The results are worth thanking. We can achieve the target of three gold medals. There are many surprises from young swimmers such as Jason Donovan two gold medals and then Masniari Wolf can defend the gold medal," said Harlin.
Apart from the success in surpassing the medal target, the Indonesian swimming team also managed to break four national records (rekornas) during their participation in Thailand.
Masniari Wolf started the record-breaking in the women's 50-meter backstroke. Next, the record was also broken in the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay, which lowered Made Aubrey Jaya, M. Akbar Putra Taufik, Liquor Harrison Andoko, and Nicholas Karel Subagyo.
The remaining two records were broken by Indonesian young swimmer Nadia Aisha Nurazmi in the women's 50-meter freestyle.
The aquatic opportunities to add SEA Games medals are still wide open because the men's and women's water polo, diving, and open water swimming (OWS) will still compete until December 20, 2025.
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