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13.08.14, 18:59
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shock at the start of the European Championships in Berlin: In the five-kilometer open water swimming a Polish starter was weakened just before the finish so that she nearly drowned
The German open water swimmers took care still in the water to an unconscious Natalie Charlos, the team doctor made at the dock first aid. To the sounds of the winning anthem for European champion Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) coaching in Elmshorn Polish woman was taken to an ambulance.
Instead of cheerful competitions in the idyllic location of Grunau the start of the European Swimming Championships in Berlin was overshadowed by a dramatic incident. In the women’s race over ten kilometers, the 21-year-old Charlos had to be completely exhausted drawn in the target area from the water.
On the web erstbehandelt
Only after loud cries of maintainer and some observers seats at the edge of the track jumped a lifeguard in the water and took care of the Olympia-15th, who lives in Germany. On the web unconscious Charlos was erstbehandelt.
As the officials spoke their opening remarks, the young swimmer of the regatta course in was taken to a hospital. According to information from DSV team doctor Alexander Beck is the 21-year-old well under the circumstances. She was conscious of a recovery stand in the way of anything. “She’s overworked, but now it is again stable so far,” said the Würzburg professor and clarified: “If there is none beside it and takes out her, she drowns.”
National Coach Lurz annoyed with himself the lifeboat
Angela Maurer of Germany Topschwimmerin trembled with the Polin. She was with teammate Svenja Zihsler among the first in the collapsed sports colleague. “I hope that Natalie recovered. Has probably already been foaming at the mouth, and this is very critical. When I was on the boat, she was already unconscious,” Maurer said. “I have not seen it in the water, just noticed that Stefan has called, help with me.”
The German national coach Stefan Lurz screamed along the course according to their own words “like crazy” to make the lifeboat to the plight of Polish attentive. “So one of the dirt DLRG. Only remove the sunglasses and then only in the water,” he criticized. “We must again emphatically instruct,” said DSV-performance sports director Lutz Buschkow.
memory of the death of Francis Crippen
According to the regulations should make an athlete with hands the accompanying boats clear that he needs help and give up the race. That was not the Pole. Weakened she had taken the wrong route and was unable to stop before the target on water.
“I think it’s very frightening,” Maurer, whose disappointing 14th place after the incident came to the side note said. “I’ve seen it all before, and that was really bad with Francis Crippen.” The Americans had died in October 2010 at a race in the United Arab Emirates. As a result, among other things, the number of support boats was increased to ensure more safety.
German men win the first medals
The shock put Rob Thomas Lurz Muffels and yet, as they bestowed in the bone the German swimmers an almost perfect start. Three hours after the dramatic rescue grabbed the 19-year-old Muffels his idol the silver medal from under the nose. But thoughts of Magdeburg was after the coup over five kilometers at his former club colleague Natalie Charlos.
“It was a shock, she’s a good friend,” said Muffels who had migrated to the regatta course Grunau world champion Lurz by seven tenths of a second to third place. At the top stood the Briton Daniel Fogg, who had Muffels still undercut by 20.3 seconds.
Source: BM
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