US player who won a gold medal at the 2nd Olympics Instruction to children how to swim August 19th 13:44
American Anthony Irvine, who won a gold medal for swimming at the two Olympics, visited Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, where he taught children how to swim in the summer and deepened exchanges.
This swimming class will be held at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, with the opening of Setagaya Ward, which has been decided as the camp site for the American team.
The instructor was Anthony Irvin, a swimmer and free-former, who won the gold medal at the Sydney tournament at the age of 19, and won two gold medals at the last Rio de Janeiro tournament he re-entered after retirement.
Irvin taught the tips of how to swim, such as moving the butter feet flexibly like a single whip from the base of the foot to the tip, and narrowing the distance between the arms and deepening the water.
Finally, Irvine joined the relay and the children cheered on the gold medalist's wonderful swim.
A high school girl who participated in the classroom said, “I felt that it was difficult to swim in a different way, but I felt I could swim faster if I continued to practice.”
Irvin said, “I'm grateful that I was warmly welcomed every time I came to Japan. Today I felt the enthusiasm of children and their love for sports.”