Thomas Lurz im Interview

Der deutsche Ausnahmeschwimmer Thomas Lurz ist auch international ganz vorne mit dabei, nicht zuletzt seit der Bronzemedaille bei den 10 km open water swimming in Peking. Dem amerikanischen Triathlonportal slowtwitch.com war er jetzt ein Interview wert:

28 year old Thomas Lurz from Germany won the bronze medal in the 10k open water swim in Beijing and is the current 5k open water World Champion. We may see him before too long at an Ironman triathlon.

ST: You had an amazing 2008 season with bronze medals at the Olympic 10k swim and the 10k Worlds, and a World Champion title at the 5k Worlds. You must be quite satisfied.

Thomas: Yes I am very satisfied with my season 2008. Even though I was very close at the Olympics in the 10k to the first and especially to the 2nd place finisher. I had worked and trained very hard for this event the last months and years.

ST: Take us back to the Olympic games. What was it like to be part of the Olympics?

Thomas: Great of course. To be part of the Olympics is I think for every athlete the best in sport. You are training for this very hard and spend many hourse in your training facility for this target to be part of the Olympics. It was my second time at the Olympics after Athens 2004.

das komplette Interview gibt es hier