Coach Willie Elisa and Hansel McCaig after his ultimate coaching session within the morning earlier than he left for Qatar.
20-year-old Hansel McCaig is aiming for Olympic Video games qualification when he competes in subsequent week’s World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The third-year mechanical engineering scholar on the College of the South Pacific says he’s assured of bettering his private greatest time within the 50m freestyle occasion to earn a ticket to the Paris Olympics in July.
“My private greatest at the moment stands at 23.2 seconds and I have to hit 21.97 seconds. I swam 22.4 seconds within the relay at Solomons and I am engaged on swimming 22.4 or higher at this world championships.” .We nonetheless have six months for the Olympics as a result of these world champions can be used as a stepping stone for the Olympics.
McCaig gained Fiji’s first gold medal on the Pacific Video games final 12 months and says he understands the large process forward of him competing towards a number of the greatest swimmers on the planet.
He’ll go away tomorrow morning for the 20-hour flight to Qatar for the World Championships beginning Monday.
McCaig will compete alongside 16-year-old Kilira Modunasoko from Nadi and the pair can be mentored by coach Willie Elisa.