Fighting back tears
Hercog: “Suckers coming out of the pool”
For Jan Hercog, the top ten place he was aiming for in the Olympic 10-kilometer swimming competition on Friday came to nothing. Afterwards, the Austrian, who finished 21st, struggled with his emotions and spoke of "fools coming out of the pool".
He had "realized early on that it (a top ten place, editor's note) wasn't going to work out", said Hercog in the ORF interview after the race. There was "a lot of banging" in the water on the first lap, he was "torn out of the pack" and was unable to catch up.
When asked what the biggest challenge had been, Hercog said bluntly: "The fools coming out of the pool - Felix (Auböck, note) excluded." There were several participants who started the race too fast and then got passed. "They then let themselves be pulled out of the pack and pulled me along," said the Austrian, annoyed.
Hercog struggles with emotions
Hercog then became really emotional, saying in a brittle voice that the disappointment was huge, but: "Five years ago, I never thought I'd be here now. In the end, I'm happy that I fought my way through." Despite everything, the race was "a two-hour orgasm" for him, the Austrian was able to laugh again at the end of the interview.
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