A week after winning back-to-back Olympic and World Championships Christoph Mirak He withdrew from this year’s world championships to “recharge his batteries,” one of his coaches said, furthering his schedule for his return.
according to George ZaraHungarian canoeist Mirak, a three-time Olympian and two-time bronze medalist, doesn’t want to see the water until September.Zara is in charge of Miraak’s fitness training until she returns to work in the pool with her coach. Baraz Wills within a few months.
‘Obviously, the monotony of training exhausted him,’ said Zara. told the Hungarian media. “Physically, he was fine, but mentally he couldn’t stand the monotony of training. Christophe hit rock bottom mentally.”
Zara also made a bold prediction. When Mirak resumes training in September, the 23-year-old prodigy will break his own world record in the 200m butterfly, breaking the mythical 1:50 barrier.
In a statement last week, Mirak said he will focus on relaxing this summer so that he can “restart training and competition with a better approach and with more energy so that he can reach the level he has been at”. said to do. He made the announcement just one year after breaking his own world record of 1:50.34 in the 200 fly at last year’s World Championships in his hometown of Budapest, Hungary.
Mirak isn’t the only high-profile swimmer suffering from burnout.american star Caleb Dressel After withdrawing from last year’s world championships due to an undisclosed health issue and being sidelined for two months, he returned with the important message: ‘If you need a rest, take a rest.’This week he is off the US World Championship roster, but coaches Anthony Nesty Dressel remains focused on the 2024 Paris Olympics and said he was “very happy with where he is right now.”
Australian sprinter Cam McEvoy took a year off from sports after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, found a new hobby (rock climbing), and devoted himself to proper strength training, experiencing a career comeback at the age of 29.
