Emotional with tears in her eyes, Ona Carbonell announced his retirement. Backed by family, friends and the highest representatives of Spanish sport, the Catalan took the floor at Olympic Committee headquarters this afternoon to confess his decision. “I stopped being a synchro girl today but I’m so happy at this stage“. Thus ends more than one career 15 yearswhere it hangs 92 international medalsand with that it has become an international benchmark.

few days away from fulfilling 33 yearsCarbonell puts an end to his meteoric sports career. Although the Catalan has spent more time in the water than outside to date, he has not fallen in love with the sport of immersion in the pool. It was on the tapestry. Rhythmic gymnastics caught his attention, but his love of water led him to jump into synchronized swimming at a young age.

joined at age 14 Sant Cugat High Performance Center. Since then, seasons have been counted with medals and trophies. I agree fly Receiving two medals at the 2012-2020 Olympic Games London 2012, duet silver and team bronze. He won 22 medals in Swimming World Cups between 2007-2019 and 12 medals in Europe between 2008-2021. Record numbers for an athlete who made history.

Reference in and out of the water

besides being The woman with the most medals in world championship history In synchronized swimming, Ona Carbonell made her mark on the sport with her challenge and challenge. normalization of motherhood Coming from Barcelona in the elite, he took a break from his career to take time off. theo already kaihis two young children.

“My aim was return to competition after birth, not only as a sporting challenge, but above all as a moral duty. Motherhood remains one of the barriers women face in sports and society,” says the swimmer in her documentary ‘She Carbonell: Beginning Again’, describing her journey and struggle to return to the pool after giving birth.

And not only did he manage to return once, but two. Always take care of your children the pool has been a safe place for him. Now it’s time to say goodbye to the competition, accompanied by their family, teammates and coaches.

No one wanted to miss his farewell.

“You became a teammate, a captain, a reference, a friend… And I would like to admit that apart from your sports side, your human side and your intertwined with social problems are the things I admire most about you. See I’m fascinated by things about you. I wish you success in the stage that started today and wish it to be related to Spanish sport. “Spanish sport cannot allow someone with your human quality to be taken away from it,” said José Manuel Franco, President of the Supreme Sports Council.

“I lived privilege of wearing medals. I had the chance to experience the most successful phase of your sports career with you. Still, it must be admitted that there are ups and downs. When you were a mother, what the Federation did was give you meaning, and in the end, you did too. Competing in the World Cup. “You will do well because you deserve it,” said Fernando Carpena, President of the Spanish Swimming Federation.