Swimming World Cup
Gose swims to World Championship bronze in the 400 meter freestyle
Isabel Gose fulfilled her big dream of a World Cup medal in Doha. photo
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Isabel Gose fulfills her big dream of a World Cup medal in Doha. Their preparation for the title fights did not go according to plan.
“I’m super relieved. I said before that I wouldn’t get a chance like that again. There aren’t any strong girls here and it was important to take this step forward,” said Gose. She swam her own race. “I’ve been trying for ages to swim under 4:03 minutes, and now I’ve finally succeeded. We know what we have to pay attention to in preparation for the Olympics,” said Gose.
In the Aspire Dome, she fulfilled her dream of the first World Cup medal of her career and secured a place at the Olympics in Paris. It was the second precious metal for the German association after Lukas Märtens had also recently won bronze in the 400 meter freestyle.
Gose recently had gastrointestinal problems after a training camp in South Africa and had to take a break. “That really drained our reserves,” she said after her preliminary run in the morning. “I also had weight loss. You just feel dirty.” Gose added: “That really annoyed me because I had gotten through so well before. I was so fit after the training camp.” Her strong final showed that she was able to maintain a lot of this fitness despite illness.