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Starving badly, overeating, is not something either.
D. Rapšys, who has not had international departures for eight months due to the pandemic, feels that he has made up too much of lost time.
Since mid-October, a 25-year-old from Panevėžys has participated in an ISL business contest in Budapest.
“If I came back very tired last year after the World Cup marathon, now I feel completely exhausted. It was difficult last year, but even more so this year.
There was a lot of uncertainty, which made it difficult to enter, feel the distances. It is not clear when to start work and when to save energy. It was like an experiment, at the end of which it came out, how it came out ”, summarized D. Rapšys.
At first, the Energy Standard team rookie was like a pipe. The Lithuanian was the fastest in 7 of the first 8 races in the 200 and 400 m freestyle.
But a week ago, when it was time for the semi-finals, Ina Paipelienė’s student started skating.
According to him, he was also influenced by an error that was heard around the world, when D. Rapšys, who was leading the 400m distance, calculated and thought he was done, although in reality there were still 50m to go. This time Panevėžys lost more than 5 seconds until he recovered and fought again.
And although he managed to win again, the victories ended soon.
“It was a fun adventure for everyone, but it really cost me a lot. I finished with all the remaining strength, and then suddenly I had to swim another 50m at maximum speed. After that, the goal muscles stopped working, it was very difficult to recover. And it had to be done quickly.
I felt tired, the muscles stopped listening. I jump into the water once, on the other side of the distance my strength is exhausted. The second time I dance, thinking about saving at first, I start too slow. So I pulled from one end to the other. A good lesson has emerged for the future, “recalled D. Rapšys.
In the semi-finals, he finished second in his two favorite distances, and in the final 200m he was pushed into third position.
Not only the British Duncan Scott, known from elite championships, but also his 20-year-old compatriot Thomas Dean and the American Townley Haas, who has not distinguished himself in individual competitions on the international level, began to double the favorite.
According to D. Rapšis, a more rational distribution of forces helped the competitors to develop an excellent rhythm in the last week of competition.
This year, the ISL tested an unprecedented innovation in the rules: the winner of each match was “stolen” from their competitors, who were exceeded by more than the established time limit.
“Some people saved for the semi-finals and the final, and they urged us to push until the end each time to steal points. Although I didn’t see much point in doing so, because our team won the first stages with a solid advantage. surprised.
It is true that he “saved” at least part of the competition program. The Lithuanian appeared in the 4x100m freestyle relay only in the first stage; then agreed with the team leaders to allow more rest.
“I tried to apologize for not having to swim in the relay yet. I’m glad the managers understood me. While it was possible to choose money in the relay, it would be impossible to bear such a load,” said the swimmer.
In general, he calls the ISL a sprinters tournament.
The American team Cali Condors, which made the Energy Standard title second in the final, featured the strongest swimmers among men and women.
American star Caeleb Dressel triumphed in the season’s overall standings (463 points), followed by his compatriot Lilly King (350 points).
In comparison, the seasonal dowry of D. Rapšis – 116 points. – allowed him to share the 53rd position in the general classification of more than three hundred athletes.
“If you are cold As a sprinter, he can score as many points in three distances as I would have a hard time in six. In reality, it was impossible to catch up with the Cali Condors in these conditions. I think that next year everything will change drastically “, – D. Rapšys is awaiting the corrections of the competition rules organized for the second time.
Although you feel exhausted, you will only have two days to rest, until the coronavirus test is mandatory and a response is received.
And then D. Rapšys will travel to Klaipeda and close another training “bubble”, this time with his compatriots.
“The pool will be exclusively for us, the hotel, catering – also separately. It will be interesting to see. But after that, the ‘bubble’ that we resist in Budapest should not be alien,” smiled the leader of the national team, who He was glad that no ISL participant had been diagnosed with the virus in the Hungarian capital for more than a month.
For the debut of ISL D. Rapšys, swimswam.com estimates, your pocket should be supplemented by 39 thousand. USD (33 thousand euros).
Simonas Bilis and Andrius Šidlauskas, who on occasion helped the Energy Standard team, will receive 14 and 5,000, respectively. dollar bonuses.
In total, ISL’s prize fund amounted to 6 million. dollars, and the most useful swimmer in the competition C. Dressel swept almost 300 thousand dollars. Dollars
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