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Indonesian Consul General in San Francisco/ California/ United States/ Prasetyo Hadi/ received a visit from the Manager of the Indonesian Swimming Training Center/ Wisnu Wardhana/ at the office of the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco on Wednesday (3/7/2024)//

In the meeting/ the Consul General expressed his longing for Indonesia's achievements at the international level in the field of swimming// According to Prasetyo Hadi/ a good sports management system/ a culture of sportsmanship and fair competition as well as continuous support from various groups/ including the government/ business world/ and society/ determine successful achievements in aquatic sports//

Meanwhile/ Wisnu Wardhana conveyed a series of activities of outstanding young Indonesian swimming athletes during the visit// Among others,  undergoing summer program training at one of the best local swimming clubs in California//

He said/ this is a trial project to increase the capacity of young Indonesian swimming athletes abroad//

The athletes also had the opportunity to take part in the 2024 Orinda Aquatic Senior Open championship/ one of the prestigious regional swimming competitions on the West Coast of the United States//

An  athlete from the Jakarta Jaquatics club/ Samuel Maxon Septionus/ was able to compete with young American athletes/ even achieved the best times in his age group for several styles/ including 50 meters and 100 meters freestyle//

Wishnu Wardhana emphasized that Indonesian swimming athletes need to experience firsthand the atmosphere of swimming training and tournaments in America which is known to be very competitive//

The meeting at the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco was also attended by a number of diaspora coaches and young Indonesian swimming athletes living in the Bay Area/California//

Consul for Information/Social/and Culture of the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco/ Mahmudin/ said/ they hoped that one day they would be able to make Indonesia proud in various regional and international competitions//