With the absence of Mireia Belmonte, who continues with her disconnection, training on her own in the dry and waiting to decide where to continue with her preparation, Spanish swimming meets in Palma de Mallorca in the National Short Pool that starts this Thursday and ends on Sunday. An opportunity to see a Spanish record and the new values, some of them who already competed in the Kazan European Championship two weeks ago in which Spain did not get on the podium.
One of the news of the championship is the return of Duane da Rocha three and a half years after his last championship. The Malacitana, European champion in 2014 in the 200 backstroke and double Olympic participant, one of the greatest talents that Spanish swimming has given in recent years, recently achieved her classification. It will be his return in the short test at 33 years old after officially retiring in 2019.. Melani Costa, who recently joined CN Palma after her problems at CN Terrassa, will also compete in what is her home.
It will be a sentimental championship for some swimmers, such as Hugo González, born in Mallorca, or Joan LluÃs Pons, also from Sóller. All of them will complete the usual Spanish team that will pursue its best marks in Palma. It is made up of Jessica Vall, Africa Zamorano, Lidón Muñoz, Jimena Pérez and Marina GarcÃa. The competition will be able to be seen by the streaming of the RFEN.
After this championship, the next challenge on the calendar, which will end 2021 at the international level, It will be the Abu Dhabi World Cup from December 16 to 21. For this championship, Mireia Belmonte, Nico GarcÃa (absent in Palma), Hugo González, Africa Zamorano, Joan LluÃs Pons, Marina GarcÃa, Jimena Pérez and Jessica Vall meet the criteria.