Someone noticed that a 12-year-old swimmer was lying at the bottom of the pool. It could take up to several minutes. After being taken to hospital, she was in a coma for a long time. When she woke up after a few days, one of the first questions she asked was: “when can I go swimming?”
There is a winner in this story, but the happy ending was not certain. – Something wonderful. When they called me, probably on January 2, and Milena said: “good morning, coach”, I thought I was going to melt – says Robert Wieczorek, Milena Głaz's coach from MKS Ikar Stal Mielec.
12-year-old Milena from the hospital addressed the participants of the Athlete of the Year gala in Mielec. The coach received the “Talent of the Year” award on her behalf. – Thank you very much for your support for Milena in these last days, because you know perfectly well where she is now – said Robert Wieczorek from the stage.
Milena, as she says, misses training. – We immediately received the first news that Milena wanted to return to training – says Kamila Bik from the regional weekly korso.pl.
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They found her at the bottom of the pool
Milena has been training for five years – in the butterfly style she is one of the best in the country. On December 28, she went to the swimming pool for the second time that day.
– She was found underwater. According to our information, she could have stayed there for up to a few minutes, said Assistant Commissioner Katarzyna Kosturek from the Provincial Police Headquarters in Rzeszów. – I was moved. How so? She swam like a fish, trained twice a day – says Grzegorz Lato, former player of Stal Mielec and the Polish national team.
The first to resuscitate her were the lifeguards at the swimming pool. Milena has only been breathing on her own for a few days. – The situation that happened to this young athlete is completely unique and non-standard, and it is also something to cheer people's hearts – says sports psychologist Milena Lachowicz.
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Exceeding one's capabilities, or maybe a hidden defect – this is explained by specialists. – We are glad that the girl is in touch and that she is logical. This certainly bodes well, says neurologist Marta Zawadzka. – She woke up from the coma and is already asking about training, which is a really good sign – says Katarzyna Wasick, former Polish swimming representative.
What happened turns out to be an important swimming lesson. – I would tell her that nothing is impossible, there are only things that we do poorly. And when we go through the hardest things, it always gets easier – says Otylia Jędrzejczak, former Polish swimming representative.
Main photo source: krosno.pl