After arriving in Japan, 6 Polish swimmers told they didn't actually qualify for Olympics
Six Polish swimmers returned home when the country's swimming federation was forced to cut the team's numbers due to an administrative error.
Author: Bryan Mercer
Updated: 5:36 PM EDT July 21, 2021
TOKYO, Japan — Six of Poland’s 23 swimmers are reportedly unable to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to an administrative error by the country’s swimming federation.
Swimmers
Alicja Tchórz, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Aleksandra Polańska, Mateusz Chowaniec, Dominika Kossakowska and
Jan Holub were already in Japan when they were informed that a misunderstanding of FINA’s qualifying standards meant they were ineligible to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games. FINA is an international organization that sets the standards for competitions in various aquatic sports.