Courtesy: Szabolcs Birkás – Hungarian Swimming Federation/LOC Head of Advertising and marketing & Ticketing
Nearly 50 days have handed for the reason that Global Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), had been held in Budapest. There have been numerous articles written in regards to the wonderful performances within the pool, in regards to the distinctive selection of Global Information set (30) on the Duna Aréna and it was once additionally nice to learn a volunteer’s file, and what sort of Kevin loved the revel in supporting at a carrying tournament of such magnitude.
Since I joined the Hungarian Swimming Federation in 2018, I’ve shared some at the back of the scenes tales about one of the vital 10+ global meets, which we hosted right through that point span, staging all imaginable swimming occasions (Global Aquatics Championships, Global Junior Swimming Championships, Swimming Global Cups each pool and open water, Ecu Aquatics Championships in a bubble setting…) because the main frame of the Native Organizing Committee.
This time round let me provide you 3 tasks, which may no longer had been noticed by way of everybody, even though they had been aimed toward raising the usual and producing lasting recollections for athletes and coaches alike.
1. A novel medal set
As a novelty, the form, and the design of the 3 medals introduced to the highest 3 finishers had been created to be other and but matching on the similar time. Clearly, we now have stored the fundamental, conventional colors, so gold, silver and bronze however at the respective items other portions of the Chain Bridge (it being one of the well known landmarks of Budapest) had been proven. Whilst the bridge is recognisable on a unmarried piece, one might see it in its’ totally glory as soon as the 3 medals are positioned facet by way of facet, which occurs when the 3 medallists come in combination on the finish of the victory rite and provide their medals for a celebratory photograph. This explicit second captures a logo of friendship and presentations the uniting energy of recreation, which connects even probably the most distinct countries. It was once only a cherry on best that the Chain bridge hyperlinks the 2 portions of town, Buda and Pest for precisely for 175 years, so this image on our medal set and on our tournament brand additionally properly additionally commemorates this anniversary. Because it seems Noe Ponti was once so captivated with the Chain Bridge motif that he even had himself tattooed with this image.
2. Trainer, the lion mascot
One may well be perplexed as to what a lion has to do with Hungary, however the idea that of the mascot could also be connected to the Chain Bridge. Ever for the reason that 1849 inauguration of the bridge 4 lions had been guarding it, two lions at every finish. So, discovering a mascot was once moderately simple, however to call it, that’s at all times very difficult, because the organizers want to deal with each the style of native enthusiasts and that of the global guests. In the end the nice thought got here as much as give the title “Coach” to the lion. This manner we had been in a position to pay tribute to the training neighborhood who paintings tirelessly in combination day in and time out with, and for his or her athletes, which calls for improbable dedication and determination from each events. Throughout the development we now have invited 4 coaches (to compare the selection of Lions on the Chain bridge) to proportion their revel in about what their jobs method to them. Please benefit from the video together with those outstanding execs: Janelle Pallister OLY (Top Efficiency Trainer, Swimming Australia, featured within the image beneath with daughter Lani), Fabrizio Antonelli (Pool and open water swimming trainer, Italy), James Gibson OLY (Crew GB/Global Aquatics) and Prof. dr. Csaba Sós OLY (Head trainer of Swim Crew Hungary).
3. Involving athletes in throwing away plastic bottles
Throughout carrying occasions the organizers want to be offering blank consuming water to athletes and to the numerous accepted individuals who paintings at the back of the scenes. As Nongfu Spring and Global Aquatics have prolonged their partnership our LOC was once supplied with abundant amounts of 380ml consuming water. Since sustainable tournament control has been at the schedule of our LOC, in particular taking into account that the Hungarian Swimming Federation was once the primary aquatic federation to grow to be a signatory to the Sports activities for Nature Framework (S4N), we now have known a couple of choices to behave consistent with the 4th idea of S4N, to “Educate and inspire positive action for nature across and beyond sport”.
Now we have asked the amendment of our product vary by way of lowering the selection of 380ml bottles and by way of soliciting for 12,9l water jugs and we now have ready replenish stations for water bottles.
Now we have signed an settlement with Zöldövezet Társulás (Inexperienced House affiliation), who’ve very devoted volunteers and workforce to remember and reuse plastic bottles. They’ve in the past supported occasions just like the 2022 FINA Global Championships and the 2023 Global Athletics Championships in Budapest.
At the professional tournament web site of the Global Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) we printed a couple of quick tutorial articles, which we additionally shared on a unfastened cell app, basically centered on the virtually 3000 faculty youngsters (most commonly 10-16y olds) whom we welcomed on weekday mornings.
We controlled to boost the bar of our sustainability training by way of following the recommendation of Benjamin Franklin “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
First, we ready a recollection field of unused lanyards in first rate situation, as we opted for a generic Global Aquatics branded model as a substitute of an tournament branded one.
2d, we supplied basketball backboards above the plastic bottle selective boxes and thus created a a laugh process aimed toward involving athletes in selective plastic bottle assortment. On this video Olympic champion and emblem ambassador to the development Hubert Kós had a fit in opposition to Jack Alexy: https://facebook.watch/wEXz8kw-Cu/
courtesy István Derencsényi/Hungarian Swimming Federation
courtesy István Derencsényi/Hungarian Swimming Federation
