Latest common cooperation at the
2nd LEN Int'l Meet "Belgrade's Victor 2003" (Belgrade, Tas Center, June
22, 2003)
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Sergio
Filipovic in Portugal 
After the definite confirmation
of the contract signing....
| Accepting the marvelous offer to
look after the new powerful European team of Sporting Braga Swimming Club,
Champion of Portugal as a HeadCoach, since July 15, 2003 Mr. Filipovic,
will move to Perinea peninsula |
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| This is our Tribute & Thanks
for Mr. Filipovic's serious efforts been inlayed in the organization and
coaching of our sport Club, as a member of the foundation and its first
Coach |
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| Igor Rasula
especially expresses his gratitude in person for Mr. Filipovic's patience,
attendance, understanding and many, many hours spent in their together
works in the pool in spite of difficulties, cold water and poorness, sanctions,
bombes and missiles, and so on. |
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| Swim Star 2000 Swimming Club would
like also to try to establish the new sport cooperation with Sporting Braga,
not only via Mr. Sergio Filipovic, but also through our wish to have
more swim friends all over the Globe. |
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Posle
definitivne potvrde, Srdjan Filipovic jedan od osnivaca naseg kluba
i nas prvi trener, od 15. jula 2003. god. preuzima kao prvi trener i sef
strucnog staba Sampiona Portugala tim Sporting Braga iz istoimenog
grada. U ime Predsednistva i svih clanova naseg kluba, posebno sportista
i roditelja, posebnu zahvalnost Filetu (kako ga svi od miloste zovemo)
izrazava nas kapiten Igor Rasula. Za sve napore, paznju, razumevanje
i ogroman trud ulozen u organizaciju kluba, trenazni proces, izradu ozbiljnih
godisnjih programa razvoja, ali i sugestije i svakodnevne ljudske paznje,
obecavamo Filetu da njegovo poverenje necemo izneveriti... Nova aktivna
medjunarodna sportska saradnja izmedju Portugalije i Srbije upravo je zapocela... |
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Swim Inteview
(Belgrade,
July 08, 2003) |
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Mr. Filipovic
introduce us firstly about your interest for Portugal? |
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Well, it dated via Mr. Vladimir
Petric, YU National handball representative, since he had finished carrier
in 'Red Star' HBC, Belgrade and moved to Perinea peninsula to Porto, Portugal.
after one year been spent in Hungarian handball serie A-1. By the
way Mr. Petric is my godfather and one of my best friend since the early
period of my sport activities in Belgrade... Really many marvelous words
on the sport in Portugal, on the management, organization, professional
relationships, etc. have been heard in last two years... |
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At the
beginning of June you've spent some time in Braga, Portugal to meet your
new Club? |
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Yes, due to the personal invitation
of Mr. Pedro Machado, President, I've spent four days in the City
of Braga to check firstly the conditions for work, to meet my new swimmers
also the management and to have some talks on the contract. So, my impressions
are unforgettable... The main reason is the complete modern management
and organization of the Club. Really full professional, I think the same
as it can be found in Australia or USA. Even better then in Italy where
I spent two seasons in Ascoli and Arezzo... All club's activity is subjected
to the swimmers. And the results shouldn't be missed... I've also no doubt
that all successes been reached in this and previous seasons by this club
will not be lost. The conditions exists, talented swimmers of all
ages, too... We'll do our best, I'm sure... |
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All Portugal
media presented your arriving to Braga? Was it surprise for you? |
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Well, as on the fact that I've never been to Portugal before, also that
I had no chances to meet a mentality of the people of Braga, I was really
impressed... European ghost is all around... in the positive meaning. |
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Many of the journalists wanted to hear what should I do in my first steps...
As on the short possibility to introduce my new swimmers, I have some plans
just on my first appearing at the training. |
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impression which have to be mentioned is that many contiguity and similarity
exist between my swimmers in Belgrade and the new one in Sporting Braga.
Almost all swimmers dream to find the easiest way to reach the Olympic
Games. But, my motto is: " yes, talent is o.k., no easy way exists...but
only hard work should bring you successes" ... with a little luck, of course...first
to stay out of sport's hurt and completely health. |
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My Curriculum Vitae and a web page from this site
have been forwarded to all media who had shown the interest on my arriving
to Braga... I would like to express my gratitude to all for their kindness,
especially to the popular daily magazine Correio do Minho and Diario do
Minho. |
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As a gift
we prepared some of the articles from Portugal media issued at the end
of June 2003... |
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On the
possibilities of your best athletes? |
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Ok... Three to five seniors are
in the position to reach Athens 2004... Raquel Felgueiras (1980), Ivo Carneiro
(1984), Daniel Pereira (1983), Catia Silva (1985), Andre Costa (1987),
Sara Carneiro (1988), Joao Coelho (1982) and my mission is to enable them
to correct the "small knick-knack"... But also to help the younger talents
and to steer them to the right way to the top.... I have personal experience
from the period of my swimming activity, but also coach's experience in
domain of the fast development.... But in swimming there are no secrets...
All are in the books of swimming... Such a feeling between swimmer and
trainer can presents that "small thing"... I'll be in Braga completely
since September 01, 2003 when the serious program would be defined for
all athletes in the new season.... and we'll see. |
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Is there
any possibility for the int'l cooperation between Sporting Braga and some
Serbian Club? |
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Of course... From all officials
in Braga I've got the open doors for all kind of cooperation... As on the
fact that my heart raps for SC Swim Star 2000, the first contact should
be made just at the beginning of the new season.... But all others are
welcome... The very first idea with may olympians is to try to reach or
confirm standards here in Belgrade at the end of October at the Traditional
International LEN Meting "Ante Lambasa Memorial 2003". I hope an understanding
should be found by the management of Braga... On the similar possibilities
I'll call Serbian Swimming Association and their Commission for the international
communication. |
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Your recently
visit of Championships of Serbia 2003 (LC)... Your impressions? |
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Well, little depressed... 24 Clubs
participated with about 150 competitors. That is just all that Serbia has
in the moment. I know that too many talents exist in this country, especially
in the categories of younger pioneers and pioneers (age of 11-14). But
the conditions by the pools (regrettably, the worst are in Belgrade), law
funds, small interest been shown from the government especially Ministry
of education and sport and so on should cast this important sport to the
margin. 3 full years is passing by with the new Serbian Swimming Association
Authority, but I had no chances to see any serious just 1-year program
of development from the National Coach Board... That is tragical... Eight
Serbian swimmers will participate in the European Junior Champ 2003 in
Glasgow... And regrettably no one final can be expected. Next week, at
the World FINA Champs 2003 in Barcelona only Mike Cavic eventually would
have a chance to find himself there... (But all those years, he has been
prepared in California, where he lives). |
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When should
we expect you nearly in Belgrade? |
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I hope it should be possible just
in the first micro cycle of the preparation of my Braga's athletes in the
new season... nice chance to check their values also to enable them to
swim out the Olympic standards should be appeared at one official LEN Meet.
And that would be "Ante Lambasa Memorial 2003" in long course pool at the
end of October. Well, we'll see, just at the beginning of the season when
the annual plan should be finished. |
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Your message
for Igor Rasula, Your & our Club? |
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Swimming have to be your way of
living... not only duty... and no meter of the fact who coaches you, you're
in the pool. My best wishes to Igor & all others. I keep on following
the Club's results and I'll always be with SC Swim Star 2000. Good bless
you... |
By Dragan Mihajlovic,
July 08/07/2003
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