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Originally Posted by Sainters7
She's gonna be a superstar. She seems to have the confidence too. When they interviewed her after winning the silver, I love how instead of giddyness like you'd expect from a 16 year old, she just said we haven't seen anything yet, and she thinks we're all going to be surprised what's still to come in the pool these Olympics. Love it.
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As I like to remind everyone, present success doesn't guarantee future results. So sponsors, viewers, trainers etc can't automatically assume that, because this has been such a wonderful Olympics in the pool so far, that the athletes can just coast onto the podium in Tokyo in 4 years.
No, as a public we need to ensure that funding is maintained and the swimmers have continued support from day 1, not four years from now. That means start prepping for Worlds next year in Budapest right away.
It also means the public needs to let the sponsors know their dollars are going to the right place. That's done by keeping viewership up, increased attendance at nationals and other swimming events. And other things like donating time/money, watching on TV, demanding live coverage etc.