I slept about 12 hours. That is the result of the complicated week that I had. Today, however, was a day dedicated to commemorate one of the greatest athletes born in Venezuela: Rafael Vidal.
Vidal was the first Venezuelan swimmer to win an Olympic medal in the 1984 Olympic Games (Los Ángeles). Since then, he became a public figure and a reference of a positive and possible Venezuela. In fact, curiously, the main Olympics Venezuelan achievement belongs to fight sports or disciplines based on team performance. Vidal showed us that Venezuelans as individuals could complete our goals. Tragically, Vidal died on 2005 because of a car accident. A high speed Hummer crashed against his vehicle.
Today, with the purpose to honor his figure, it was celebrated the event “El millón de metros por Rafael Vidal” (One million meters for Rafael Vidal). An activity in which worldwide swimmers swim –at least- the cipher mentioned above.
Despite I couldn’t swim this year because of my fatigue, I’m really glad to share that the initial goal of the million meters was widely overcome. At the time that I’m writing this post, the count surpasses 10,804,355 meters.
Congratulations to all the people involved!
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