El estado de Georgia, lugar donde reside el nadador panameño, ya decidió abrir algunos lugares públicos, pese a la presencia del virus.
Alexander Da Silva 29 abr 2020
Edgar Crespo, nadador panameño con experiencia en tres Juegos Olímpicos, no se confía del coronavirus.
Pese a vivir en uno de las primeras regiones de Estados Unidos (EU) en aflojar las medidas de restricción contra el virus, Crespo reconoció que todavía es muy temprano para salir.
Sigue leyendo «Edgar Crespo: ‘Extraño entrenar’»Edgar Crespo. Capitán del equipo de natación de Panamá en los JDC. Crespo ha estado en el top 20 de los mejores nadadores del mundo y ha participado en las últimas tres olimpiadas. De Managua se va con cuatro medallas de oro. Esta es su historia.
A los ocho años Edgar Crespo tomó su primera clase de natación por órdenes de su mamá. Temía que se ahogara en la piscina de la escuela donde asistía porque sabía que su hijo era un niño demasiado hiperactivo. Él tomo la lección a regañadientes. Un año después empezó a ver la natación como un deporte y participó por primera vez en una competencia nacional. Quedó en último lugar y recibió una medalla por eso. Siguió entrenando, creciendo y más tarde consiguió ser el primer panameño en participar en tres Olimpiadas consecutivas (Beijín 2008, Londres 2012 y Río de Janeiro 2016), una hazaña que lo ha catapultado a la cúspide mundial de este deporte.
Sigue leyendo «“En la natación el atleta pelea contra la gravedad”»
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU swimming and diving alumni Edgar Crespo recently competed in the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) Swimming World Cup in Dubai and Qatar. A native of Panama, Crespo swam in the 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke in both events, qualifying for three event finals.
At Qatar, Crespo finished ninth overall in the 50m heats with a 27.83. He finished sixth in the final with a 27.65. Crespo also competed in the 100m heats, finishing 11th overall with a 1:00.98.
At Dubai, Crespo finished seventh in the 50m final with a 27.78 after qualifying with the fourth-fastest time out of the heats. He also earned the final qualifying spot in the 100m with a 1:00.84 and finished seventh in the event final with a 1:00.82.
Fuente: http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/spec-rel/102613aaa.html
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El técnico dijo que hace dos años en esta misma cita, el panameño registró marca de 1:04.4
William Koppelman, reconocido nadador estadounidense y entrenador del panameño Edgar Crespo, en los Estados Unidos, se siente feliz con el desempeño mostrado por el canalero en el Arena Grand Prix de Santa Clara 2013, en California.
“Bill”, como es conocido el preparador de Crespo, conversó ayer con Crítica y dejó claro que el tritón istmeño ha mostrado mucho avance luego de su participación en los X Juegos Centroamericanos San José-Costa Rica 2013, competencia donde fuera declarado como el “Rey” absoluto tras colgarse seis medallas de oro.
«Estoy contento con él. Sólo ha vuelto a entrenar conmigo durante dos meses, así que no sabía qué esperar, pero yo sabía que él trabajó muy duro en TCU (Texas Christian University) y con Albino Díaz (entrenador panameño de Crespo) previo a los Juegos Centroamericanos”, comentó Koppelman, quien agregó que ha estado trabajando en algunos cambios en la carrera de Egdar, y que luego de este Grand Prix viajarán a casa (Atlanta), para evaluar el progreso hacia el Campeonato Mundial de Natación, en Barcelona, España, entre el 19 de julio y el 4 de agosto próximo.
“Él está en el camino correcto que nos pusimos para cuando llegó a Atlanta, así que estoy feliz. Sé que tiene unas metas muy altas para sí mismo. Mi objetivo es ayudarlo a lograrlas. Sus tiempos han sido los mejores de la temporada (durante las competencias de fogueo”, expresó William.
Esto se da luego de que Crespo realizara ayer el mejor tiempo en su temporada por las preliminares de los 100 metros pecho.
“Por ahora es el mejor tiempo que he hecho durante los entrenamientos pesados, estoy contento” expresó el propio nadador.
Crespo hizo un tiempo de 1:03.79 y fue el número trece entre 55 nadadores.
“Venir a competir a este Grand Prix ha sido productivo, hemos visto un par de cosas en la técnica que tenemos que mejorar y se evaluará de cómo estamos referente a la preparación dentro de los entrenamientos hacia el Mundial. En general estoy contento, pero sé que hay cosas por mejorar para tener una buena representación”, indicó Crespo muy motivado desde los Estados Unidos.
Fuente: http://www.critica.com.pa/notas/1594094-koppelman-hablo-positivamente-crespo-luego-sus-resultados-
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Por: Redacción TVMax
El nadador panameño Edgar Crespo recibió el título de bachiller en Administración de Negocios dentro de la Universidad Cristiana de Texas (TCU) en una ceremonia que se llevó a cabo hoy en el John Justin Center.
Crespo tuvo que recibir su diploma aparte de sus compañeros de clases debido a que la graduación se realizó en los días en los que competía por Panamá en el Campeonato Mundial de Natación en Piscina Corta que se disputó en la ciudad de Estambul, Turquía.
«Estoy realmente triste por no haber podido estar aquí con mis amigos cuando se graduaron. Sin embargo esto significó mucho para mí y lo agradezco sinceramente», declaró el nadador a la página web de TCU.
El canciller Víctor J. Boschini fue quien le entregó el diploma a Crespo. Los acompañaron miembros del cuerpo de instructores del equipo de natación y clavados de ese campus, además de dirigentes universitarios.
SATISFECHO POR SU DESEMPEÑO
En relación a su participación en el Mundial realizado en tierras turcas, Crespo expresó que su trabajo fue satisfactorio, ya que mejoró sus tiempos en piscina corta.
«Nadé los mejores tiempos que he tenido en piscina corta. Aún hay mucho por mejorar entre este momentos y los próximos cuatro años. Siento que realmente estoy en una buena posición.»
El nadador terminó en el puesto 28 dentro de los heats eliminatorios de los 100 metros estilo pecho, con tiempo de 59.68 segundos.
Además culminó en el lugar 27 dentro de las pruebas clasifictarias de los 50 metros pecho al detener el cronómetro en 27.56 segundos.
Fuente: http://tvmax-9.com/deportes/noticias_detalle.asp?id=95814
Athletes dream of days like this. To reach the top of their game. Compete for their country. Claim a gold medal.
Unfortunately, all of these achievements cannot often be accomplished for athletes. There are a few people who take on America’s topmost national competition and the world’s toughest international competition.
But that’s the life of TCU fifth-year breaststroke swimmer Edgar Crespo.
Now in his fifth year, Crespo cannot compete for TCU due to NCAA regulations. However, he continues to practice with the team despite the fact that he swims for his home country of Panama, as well. He even competed in the Olympics last summer.
Crespo’s climb up the proverbial swimming ladder in Panama is an unusual one. He started swimming when he was eight years old because his mom wanted him to. She made him take lessons just to get use to the idea of swimming. He said he did not really want to do it, especially after he realized he was allergic to the chlorine in the water.
As he began to swim more often, Crespo said he began to like it more and more. He said he eventually started to focus on swimming after he realized how much more he could travel if he swam rather than playing another sport.
“I like [swimming] more in that aspect than soccer,» he explained.
Even before going to the Olympics, Crespo was featured in a parade in Panama. He said despite achievements like this, the fact that he enjoys what he is doing makes him feel good about his athleticism. “If you don’t have passion then you won’t achieve anything.”
Crespo said he typically shared his Panamanian team schedule with his TCU coaches. From there, he lays out a schedule of his travel and plans accordingly. There are some minor tournaments and meets that Crespo does not go to if his TCU coaches do not want him to, but Crespo said he’s never had a conflict that was that unsolvable.
In most cases, Crespo said his international competition did not get in the way of competing for TCU. But from time to time, he has hit some bumps in the road.
A memorable moment is when he swam in a tournament overseas for Panama two days before a TCU meet against Wyoming in Fort Worth, he said.
After the meet for the Panama team was over, Crespo headed to the airport. He found out his flight was cancelled due to weather. By the time he was able to fly, it was the day of the TCU meet. Crespo said he arrived in Fort Worth the morning the meet started, and somehow was able to win three events for the school.
Crespo said his coaches were still proud of him and allowed him to continue to compete for Panama even after tricky instances like that. He said he carries the TCU brand and name along with him when he competes, which he thinks gains international attention for the university.
Crespo hopes to graduate in December with a degree in international marketing. After school, he would like to continue swimming, own his own business or even continue his studies.
But where are his sights set in 2016? A gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The 2012 London Summer Olympic Games arrived and London bled purple.
The world’s best athletes have come together and among those are TCU’s Edgar Crespo and Sarah Scherer.
‘A dream come true’
Four years ago, Edgar Crespo competed at the Olympics in Beijing for the first time. Since then, Crespo trained in preparation for the moment that many athletes only dream of- competing for their country in front of the world.
“I mean anything can happen, so I will do my best as I always do and swim as fast as I can, so I can reach the goal I have right now,” Crespo said before the competition.
Crespo competed at the London Games in the 100-meter breaststroke representing his home country, Panama. Crespo placed fourth in his heat at the Olympics. At TCU, Crespo holds the record in both 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke.
“TCU has been my second house, my second family, so it’s almost the same feeling that I have representing Panama,” Crespo said before the competition.
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were a great experience but now the proud Panamanian and Horned Frog felt ready for the London Games, he said.
“When you’re a kid, you want to be like big stars,” he said. “ I still want to be like the really good stars Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, so I have to work harder.”
Bill Koppelman, assistant coach for TCU Swimming and Diving, joined Crespo at the Olympics as Panama’s assistant coach swimming and diving coach.
“It’s an amazing honor,” Koppelman said before the competition. “It’s something that Edgar has earned and I’m just helping him along the way.”
Koppelman joined the TCU swimming and diving team as an assistant coach in the fall of 2006. He has trained with Crespo for four and a half years and is coaching at the Olympics for the first time.
“Everything about the Olympics is such a great opportunity, “ he said. “It only comes around every four years and it’s the biggest event in swimming.”
Koppelman said Crespo is a dedicated and humble person that makes coaching easy for him because he is a hardworking athlete.
For Koppelman, coaching comes first and after Crespo’s event, he looks forward to observing and learning the most that he can, watching swim meets and supporting the other Panamanian athletes.
Koppelman also had the opportunity to work with another Olympian, Alejandro Gomez during his first year coaching at TCU.
Gomez, who is a TCU graduate, competed in the long distance swimming competition for Venezuela at the London Games. He trained in Florida with another TCU alum, Gregg Troy, who is the head coach for the men’s swimming and diving team.
“When we’re sending multiple people to the Olympics, including our alumni, that’s definitely something we can hope to build upon and hopefully get some more in 2016,” Koppelman said.
Fuente: http://www.tcu360.com/campus/2012/07/15526.tcu-athletes-prepared-olympic-challenge
These Frogs will compete in the 2012 London Summer Games.
Sarah Scherer
Senior Sarah Scherer competed in the 2012 Olympics and placed seventh out of eight athletes in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event. Scherer is a NCAA Champion with many rifle honors as a part of TCU’s rifle team. Scherer shot a perfect 600 against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks last fall, an accomplishment she said she did not expect at this point in her career. TCU Coach Karen Monez said Scherer was the fourth person in NCAA history to attain a perfect score and the second woman to do so.
Edgar Crespo
TCU’s Edgar Crespo placed fourth in the men’s 100 meter breaststroke representing Panama. Crespo holds the TCU record in both the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and in the Pan-American games this past fall.
Alejandro Gomez
TCU graduate Alejandro Gomez will swim for Venezuela in the Olympics this summer. He swam the men’s 1500 meter freestyle in 15:24.29 placing third. He previously held the TCU record for the 1,000 meter freestyle. Gomez will compete on Aug. 3.
Khadevis Robinson
TCU graduate Khadevis Robinson earned a place on the U.S. team for the London Games with a time of 1:44.64 as a runner-up in finals of the men’s 800 meters. He previously placed first overall with a time of 1:45.83 in the semifinals of the men’s 800 meters.
Justyn Warner
TCU graduate Justyn Warner will compete in London for Canada in the men’s 100 meters. He placed first overall in the men’s 100 meters at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. His time was 10.15 seconds. The three time All-American finished third overall at the Mountain West Conference Championships in 2009 and qualified for the NCAA Regional.
Darvis “Doc” Patton
TCU graduate Darvis Patton will run in the 4×100-meter relay for U.S. In 2000, he became the first TCU athlete to win an indoor conference long jump title and the first Horned Frog to win a conference long jump crown of any kind since 1970 when he won the WAC indoor title. The ten time All-American graduated from TCU in 2001.
Gregg Troy
Former Frog Gregg Troy is the head coach for the men’s Olympic swim team. Troy graduated from TCU in 1972 and is currently the University of Florida head coach.
Bill Koppelman
Bill Koppelman is the assistant coach for Panama’s swimming and diving team. Bill Koppelman joined the TCU staff as the assistant coach for TCU Swimming and Diving in the fall of 2006.
Fuente: http://www.tcu360.com/sports/2012/07/15501.frogs-headed-olympics
Edgar Crespo 