There is no greater pride for a professional athlete than representing your country around the world and more, if you get a historic gold medal… well, the national artistic swimming team put the name of Mexico very high.
They attended the World Artistic Swimming Championships in Somabay, Egypt and they threw an impressive routine, worthy of a gold medal, which they achieved after the participation of all the teams.
Why is it historical? Simple, It is the first gold medal in an artistic swimming event worldwide for Mexico… just there to fill everyone with pride.
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeero, this triumph of the mixed technical team in the World Artistic Swimming achieved by the Mexican team, has a double, triple or even quadruple merit.
It has all the merit in the world, because the team was totally ignored by CONADE and the government of our country.
Because they did not receive any type of support and they even had to sell swimsuits to pay for the trip, lodging and more.
The historic participation of Mexico in the Artistic Swimming World Cup
It’s not new that athletes have fights with CONADE and the management of Ana Gabriela Guevaraas water sports have experienced these conflicts first hand.
Unfortunately, Most of the athletes in Mexico have to suffer from Cain to be able to reach their competitions due to the lack of financial support. and of all kinds by institutions.
The Mexican artistic swimming team, He is not the only one who has had to make collections, sell his own uniforms and thousands of other things, in order to compete internationally representing Mexico.
The gold medal for Mexico
After embarking on a journey to fulfill the participation in Egypt, Mexico also had a bit of luck because the absence of major competitors opened the doors to the podium… the opportunities must be seized.
The Mexican mixed technical team took the gold with a routine in which Queen’s ‘Don’t stop me now’ was heard and they got 270.1584 points for the gold medal.
A historic triumph, also due to the fact that in the last competition in France, the same Mexican team got sixth place.
The women who participated in the gold medal in the Artistic Swimming World Cup in Egypt 2023 deserve more than a simple ovation, because what they achieved without support is simply admirable.
