Cuba wins gold and silver from the individual dive platform
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Photo: JITHavana, 1st apr- Cuba took gold and silver from the 10-meter individual platform, open category, on the last day of the Central American and Caribbean Championship of Swimming Fans (CCCAN), played successfully in the Baraguá Swimming Pool Complex.
Anisley Garcia, the "Tuty" of Cuba, won the title with accumulated 313.92 points, without appealing to his entire repertoire because he recovers from a recent injury.
The Central-Caribbean queen of Barranquilla appealed to her unquestionable quality and cold mind to assume the control of the race from the third round, and relegate definitively to the Colombian Viviana Uribe (260.16) and the Puerto Rican Maycey Vieta (225.96).
Shortly after, Jeinkler Aguirre took the second place in a test of great parity, ultimately dominated by Dominican Jonathan Rubalcaba with a score of 455.01.
Aguirre, experienced and world-class figure in the synchronized mode, totaled 437.55, surpassing the Mexican Juan Diego Cervera (435.27) and his partner Yusmandy Paz (421.02).
DECLARATIONS
Anisley told JIT that "we are working on the water entrances and jumps, because I have not had almost practice. This was the third time that I got on the platform after the injury. Today in the morning I had the category competition and it did not go well at all, but I had to retaliate in some way ».
Later he referred to the key moment of the joust: "My victory was defined in the third dive, the three and a half laps ahead in B, the execution with more reserves than I have. It did not go well for me, but I knew how to improve in the other and I got the advantage ».
"I have many goals ahead to achieve the proposed objectives. I am very focused to intervene shortly in the Grand Prix of Calgary and give my best, "he added.
Finally, she defended the quality of the CCCAN, said she was happy and willing to meet with new members of the Baraguá complex.
Aguirre, meanwhile, said that this money is very positive for the time of preparation in which they are. He acknowledged that training for the CCCAN was intense, since tickets to the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima are at stake.
"Two weeks ago we had an internal control and I did not feel very well, but today I confirmed that I am still in shape for the coming events. Now I have the Grand Prix of Calgary, where I will only do the synchronized with Yusmandy. We have trained hard and we are going for medals, although the main objective is in Lima, "he confessed.
"A new group of boys is coming, with remarkable quality, so when Yusmandy and I are not there they will have enough weapons to dominate internationally," he concluded.
WORDS OF COACH
The head of Cuban diving coaches, José Antonio Guerra, also offered his opinion about what happened at this CCCAN between Friday and Sunday.
"We are only in the second third of the preparation, and that the boys are showing these things says a lot about what is to come. You can see the work, which in the beginning has consisted in uniting the team, drawing exquisite guidelines, going to look for the objectives clearly.
»Both the young and the more experienced figures are showing the quality of the Cuban dives. We are happy, satisfied, because the work done was appreciated now ».
On the generational change, he said: "not only are the acquaintances, but others who are emerging. Every day it becomes more complicated to make a team. It is not easy to choose between quality. We have a system of six to seven competitions that we will average, we will get the best scores and from there we will choose the Pan-American team of trampoline and platform ».
«This time the boys showed off in a CCCAN in which, despite some difficulties, the work of athletes and coaches shone. Well deserved then the applause to the divers ", sentenced.
OTHER DOMINICAN RESULTS
The local dominion was extended in this day to the inferior categories of the contest, with three crowns more of the four disputed.
In the category of 14-18 years, Carlos Daniel Ramos broke the platform with 410.60 units, while Laydel Domínguez became the owner of the prize in the three-meter springboard.
Among children under 13, Frank Rosales accumulated 341.85 points to send on the one-meter springboard, while Genesis Ramirez was the queen of three meters, in the only fight without a host presence on the podium. (JIT)
