Profile Of An Olympic Failure: Edna Jamanski, Synchronized Swimming

Part pollock, part Polack, was how Edna Jamanski’s father Tom affectionately referred to her growing up. A plucky little pale toddler, Edna Jamanski took to the water like a fish to a deep fryer. At eight she was consistently racking up swimming awards at school and camp competitions. By ten she was setting national records for holding her breath under water. Then her life completely changed in 2005, when on her 15th birthday, her parents took her to see her first synchronized swimming meet. She was instantly hooked.

“I had just started coaching a new team out of Binghamton at that point, and I remember the moment I met Edna quite well,” says Susan Jackson, Edna Jamanski’s former coach and mentor. “She bent my ear for the better part of two hours after that meet, and I eventually relented and agreed to see what she could do in the water. I’ve never seen such raw talent before, particularly in someone so young. It was simply amazing!”

See the whole sad story at CAP News:

http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=55200808009

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