Hong Kong swimmer returns to pool after 20 years, wins 6 golds, units 2 world data

Hong Kong resident Shauna Krkalo stopped swimming for twenty years after affected by burnout, however returned to the pool in her forties to show she was sooner than her children – and has damaged two world data.

Krkalo, who swims for town’s Ladies Recreation Club (LRC), received six medals in Singapore final month on the World Aquatics Masters Championships, which takes place yearly for age teams all the best way as much as 100 to 104.

She received the 50 metres freestyle and breaststroke occasions in world file instances within the 45-49 age class. And she set three additional championship data for good measure whereas dominating the 100m freestyle and breaststroke occasions, and grabbing golds within the 50m butterfly and the ladies’s 4x50m freestyle relay.

Growing up in Australia, Krkalo was a aggressive swimmer, successful medals at nationwide age group ranges, however she stopped when she was 18.

“I just burned out and hated it, and then I had 20 years off,” she stated.

Krkalo stated one motive for the burnout was the quantity of coaching. It was not till 5 years in the past, when a pal instructed her in regards to the progress he had made beneath the masters programme at LRC, that she determined to present competing one other go.