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Georgiy Uspenskiy - first in a history of underwater sports
the champion of the World among the men, numerous winner of the
largest international competitions, has many awards and medals.
Nowadays Georgiy Uspenskiy - deserved trainer USSR and Ukraine,
tutor of twenty three recordsmen of the World.
In 1966 of modular Soviet Union on underwater
sports has arrived in capital of France for participation in unusual
to those years, but rather representative international competitions.
The program of these competitions was unusual. The sportsmen should
at first start on water pathes of the first class swimming pool
of National institute of sports of France on a distance in one
sea mile (1852 ì), and then in long distance in fins on the river
Marna. Thus the women should float on the river of three miles
(5556 ì), and men - five miles (9260 ì). The winner in finswimming
on one mile became the owner of a prestigious prize " a Light-blue
tape of Paris ". And winner in marathon - prize " Five miles in
Marna ". In competitions have taken part national teams of the
USSR, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, England, Holland, Switzerland,
Luxembourg.
In that time ours sportsmen competed not in
pools, and it is exclusively on open water areas of reservoirs:
the sea, lakes, rivers. And the main criterion of skill of the
sportsmen, pledge of successful performance was not the speed
in swimming, skill to be floating under water by a correct rate,
precisely to execute the competitive task. Thus time of performance
of exercise, differently speed of the underwater swimmer, on the
first championships of the country was not taken into account
at all. High-speed the kinds of underwater sports at us should
find " the rights of citizenship ".
November 3, 1966 the member of a modular
team USSR kievite Georgiy Uspenskiy has floated in the Parisian
pool sea mile in fins fastly and shown result 22 min.04 s. And
this time was registered by CMAS as a first in a history of underwater
sports a world record among the men.
The next day the sportsmen have started on the
river Marna. Weather in Paris was extremely cold. Temperature of
the water has appeared about 8 degrees. It was necessary to be floating
in hydrocostumes. However snowy was very much complicated orientation
on coastal marks. Finish should be after the eighth bridge, it remembered
firmly, but where what bridge? For our guys all of them seem identical.
And has missed Georgiy of finish, though was in the lead on all
distance, has lost only 1,5 seconds.
Georgiy Uspenskiy was born in Kiev of March
19, 1940. After war lived in a silent and very green street, at
the centre of huge city. But up to Dniepers by a hand to submit.
Especially if to run away to gray-haired Slavutich (Dnieper) by
familiar roads. And up to unique those years years in Kiev of a
winter swimming pool too was absolutely near.
Studied at school. In the summer, as well
as all boys lived in Kiev, whole days vanished on Dnieper. In the
winter is direct from school hastened in pool, in swimming section.
Trained at Vladimir Grebelnik, known swimmer of those years, champion
and recordsman of Ukraine in swimming breakstroke. However itself
prefered free style.
From the very beginning sports destiny was favourable
for hardworking and persevering boy. There was he the champion of
Ukraine among children on distances 100, 200, 400 meters by free
style. Also has become the champion of Ukraine on 100 m. Not bad
played and in water polo. The love to sports has defined also choice
a proffesion. After leaving school Georgiy Uspenskiy acts in the
Kiev state institute of physical culture.
In the summer of 1959 Georgiy decides seriously
to engage in underwater sports. The heavy everyday lives of sports
have begun. It was necessary to train persistently, you see it was
necessary for short term to master a mask, fins, snorkel and the
heaviest - aqualung. Result - victory on a Championship of Ukraine
on a distance of 500 metersin fins. The next year - victory on a
Championship of the USSR. Further victory in 1963 on the international
competitions in GDR and, as a consequence, registration in a basis
of a modular team USSR. In one year - victory on the largest international
competitions in Italy, on lake Lago-Major. These competitions were
considered as an informal championship of continent. In 1965 - again
victory on the international competitions in Alushta. Further -
first place in Austria and success in Paris. One year after program
in capital of France considerably has extended. Now sportsmen -
which have arrived there, challenged superiority and in high-speed
diving in length, and in finswimming, and on average distances.
Uspenskiy was 27 years. For high-speed swimming the age is obvious
superfluous. But Georgiy confidently wins 100m, and by swimming
away on 200 ì, and not simply wins, but also establishes thus new
world records.
In 1971 Georgiy Uspenskiy - one of the
founders of sports club SSCY(nowadays "Darnitsa") , which main trainer also
becomes. Began a new, not less interesting stage of the life of
Georgiy Uspenskiy. All diligence and the love to sports Georgiy
Uspenskiy embodies in the schoolboys. As well as any trainer, Uspenskiy
also the thin psychologist. Understanding of each sportsman, skill
to find those words which can force him to train - here that distinguishes
Georgiy Uspenskiy from the majority of other trainers. In each sportsman
he sees only champion and confidently conducts him to maximum. "
There is only first place " - here words of the trainer, which conduct
him to the purpose during all life. The fidelity to favourite business,
is possible somewhere even fanaticism and the fantastic serviceability
can force to not admire by such man. " We have no holidays. When
others have a rest, we shall train and to improve the results. "
For thirty years of trainer's activity Georgiy
Uspenskiy has brought up twenty three recordsmen of the world, about
sixty Foremen of Sports of the International Class. Not by exception
of steel and daughters of Geortgiy - repeated champions of Europe
and World, Svetlana and Yulia.
P.S. Sorry for terrible English we used here.
Our address:
Ukraine, 02160, Kiev, Kharkivske shosse, 18/50,
Tel. (380) 44- 552-64-03. Fax. (380) 44- 559-81-57
e-mail:darnitsa@gala.net
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