Sacred Pool for Debutant Athletes

If they succeed in Vietnam, we should keep track of the journeys of these young debutants. They must be provided with the appropriate training and facilities to help them develop. Do not waste such great talent.

KOMPAS/WAWAN H PRABOWO (WAK)

DKI Jakarta swimmer Joe Aditya Kurniawan celebrates after the final of the 100 meter butterfly men's PON Papua 2021 at the Kampung Harapan Aquatic Arena, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Sunday (10/10/2021). The match was won by East Java swimmer Glen Victor Sutanto with a time of 54.32 seconds, Joe Aditya Kurniawan 54.33 seconds, and West Java swimmer Triady Fauzi Sidiq 54.50 seconds..

For Indonesia’s debutant athletes, the 2021 South East Asian Games in Vietnam will feel like a sacred pool. They will plunge into that pool to establish themselves as stars of the future.

Dreaming in broad daylight: This is the kind of world that talented national swimmer Joe Aditya Kurniawan (21) lives in. He did not expect his swimming career to take off so quickly, in the span of just half a year, since he emerged as a rising star at the 20th National Games (PON) in Papua to become a mainstay at the South East Asian (SEA) Games.