Tokyo 2020: Poland swimmers left shocked after 6 of them despatched house from Olympics over admin blunder

In a weird flip of occasions, as many as 6 swimmers from Poland had been despatched house from Tokyo Olympics after an administrative error noticed the Polish staff take 23 swimmers as a substitute of 17.

The Poland swimming federation (PZP) had despatched 23 swimmers to Tokyo however they had been compelled to chop down the quantity primarily based on the world swimming physique, FINA’s qualification guidelines. The swimmers had been despatched house over the weekend.As the Poland swimmers vented out their frustration and anger after being despatched house from the showpiece occasion, PZP President Pawel Slominski apologised and stated he totally understood the anger of the swimmers.”I express great regret, sadness and bitterness about the situation related to the qualification of our swimmers for the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” Slominski stated in an announcement.”Such a situation should not take place, and the reaction of the swimmers, their emotions, the attack on the Polish Swimming Federation is understandable to me and justified.”However, the swimmers of Poland, in response to SwimSwam, had signed an open letter, demanding resignation of all the governing physique.Slominski stated the error was as a result of “desire to allow as many players and coaches as possible to take part in the Games”.Swimmers lash out on social mediaMedia stories recognized the six swimmers as Alicja Tchorz, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Aleksandra Polanska, Mateusz Chowaniec, Dominika Kossakowska and Jan Holub.Tchorz, who competed on the 2012 and 2016 Games, expressed her anger on social media.”Imagine dedicating five years of your life and striving for another start at the most important sporting event … giving up your private life and work, sacrificing your family … your dedication results in a total flop,” she stated on Facebook.Chowaniec added on Instagram: “I’m deeply shocked by what happened… This is an absurd situation for me that should never have happened. In fact, I hope to wake up from this nightmare eventually.”