PARIS, France — Josh Kirlew is feeling good about himself and is decided to have enjoyable whereas trying to set a brand new private greatest within the males’s 100m butterfly on the Paris Olympic Games.
The Jamaican swimmer, who trains in the UK and holds a private better of 54.24 seconds, will compete on the Paris La Protection Enviornment on Friday at 11:00 am (5:00 am EST).
Kirlew earned his spot on the Olympics via the universality clause because the quickest males’s swimmer from Jamaica. He’s aiming to interrupt the nationwide file of 52.31 seconds set by Justin Plaschka on the 2016 World Championships in Windsor, Canada. The world file for the occasion stands at 49.45 seconds, set by American Caeleb Dressel on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Lane six within the first warmth
Drawn in lane six within the first warmth, Kirlew acknowledges the powerful competitors however is ready to provide his greatest effort. “I’m feeling good, as a result of so long as I simply persist with my course of targets and simply [swim] as exhausting as I can, then I do know that I’m going to do properly within the competitors,” stated the 24-year-old, making his Olympic debut.
“I’m simply going to go there and have enjoyable, as a result of the purpose was simply getting right here within the first place, and so every thing past that could be a bonus. I’m simply going to get in there and do what I all the time do. I might like to get a PB and likewise a nationwide file, and this shall be a large accomplishment for me on the Olympic Video games.”
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Becoming a member of Kirlew in aquatics are feminine swimmer Sabrina Lyn and diver Yona-Knight Knowledge.
His preparation
Reflecting on his preparation, Kirlew highlighted the exhausting work he has put into making ready for the Video games. “I’ve accomplished quite a lot of pace work in my preparation for this Olympic Video games as a result of I’ve to make my first 50 meters seamless, and so when I’m coming again, I can provide it every thing I’ve obtained. I’m not specializing in the competitors; I’m going to focus by myself race and revel in it. I’m going to be sure that my psychological recreation is there, after which every thing will fall into place,” he said confidently.
Nationwide head coach Wendy Lee emphasised that Kirlew and Lyn will not be simply trying to take part however to achieve useful expertise. “Nobody goes into this competitors saying, ‘I’ve made it. That is my final alternative.’ All of them are getting in with ‘That is my first alternative. I’m going to collect all the data I can. I’m going to get all of the expertise I can,’” Lee stated.
With a relaxed and constructive mindset, Josh Kirlew is able to embrace his Olympic expertise, aiming to go away a mark with a record-setting efficiency whereas having fun with the method.
