Gemma Mengual, the farewell of the “mermaid” gold

The synchronized swimmer Gemma Mengual, considered one of the best Spanish sportswomen of all time and a world leader in their field, says goodbye to racing after 26 years active and 46 medals.

Mengual knew synchronized swimming at age eight by her cousin, with who she has federated to Kallipolis Barcelona Swimming Club. In 1992, her coach Anna Tarrés incorporated her into her team and two years later, at 17 years, Mengual became the maximum bet of the current national coach, to achieve second place in Europe youth. 

A year later of the Beiking Olympics after an outstanding world championship in Rome in 2009, she decided to retire to be a mother and give way to new promises.

Nearly two years away from the pools, she returned last October to training in order to prepare for London Olympics. But recently she decided to finish her career of synchronized swimmer. 

I have chose this news because I love the pool's world and I couldn't go there when I was a child. I didn't follow Gemma Mengual in her competitions but I sometimes have seen her and I think she has got a lot of talent. She does her work perfectly and absolutely synchronized with her partner.