After thirteen years in blue, two Olympics, silver and bronze medals at European and world level, Francesca Deidda leaves the national synchronized swimming team. The Promogest Quartu and Fiamme Oro athlete, today in Cagliari to collect the Coni award, thought about it for months, even before leaving for Tokyo.
The decision . Then, one morning in September, he said enough.
"I entered the junior national team at 16, in 2010 in the major one, I took away all the satisfactions, I had nothing more to give", the motivation, "after the Tokyo Olympics, I wavered for two months, it was about close with a very important part of my life, but I also felt the need to dedicate myself to something new ". Even now that he lives in Savona, the synchronized still remains part of his life. Again this year, he will train at a slower pace, to participate in the Italian winter and summer championships scheduled in March and June, both in Riccione. In the meantime, she will reflect on the future where a career as a coach is not excluded.
The next commitments . “I have already received some proposals, and I would also like to resume studying with a new university path. However ", he specified," for now, I enjoy the small achievements of a rediscovered everyday life: getting up at eight instead of six, or not having a day marked by commitments in the gym or swimming pool ". Sometimes, nostalgia pops up. “From the past in the national team, I especially miss being together with my teammates, with whom I have shared every day in recent years. Right now, they are training here in Savona. I meet them outside the swimming pool, but I live this new and different phase of our friendship with serenity, and I am convinced of the choice made ".