Another member of Shane Tusup’s training group will be saying ‘good-bye’, as 15-year-old Zsombor Bujdosò is leaving the ‘Olympic Darkhorse’ project.
Per Tusup’s Instagram announcement posted today, January 6th, the coach stated, “With the start of a new year comes some changes we would like to announce.
“Zsombor was the first to begin this journey with me, knowing it would not be an easy path. As a fifteen-year-old trying to balance his education and family life while trying to live the life of a professional athlete, you can imagine it hasn’t been easy emotionally, financially, or academically.
“As someone who values the importance of both family and education, I understand and support Zsombor’s decision to depart from the team. However, we will all miss him and wish him the best in both school and his swimming career. ”
Tusup’s highest-profile athlete, Ilaria Cusinato of Italy, had already departed the group after just 3 months into their collaboration.
Since then, Tusup has continued to work with Liliana Szilagyi of Hungary and Wojciech Wojdak of Poland, while Brazilian Naná Almeida also now appears to be a member of the now-Eger, Hungary-based squad.
I demand more Tusup videos -:)
Shane is a great coach. He’s just very intense. If swimmers stick to his training plan, which is hard to do, they will have incredible success in the pool.
Olympic Rings and the Trojan tattoo. Devalues both.
Never heard of a coach getting the rings tattoo. Should be reserved for… you know, Olympians.
I think tusap deserves the rings as i believe it was a symbolic part of his life, coaching katinka to Olympic success. It was his relentless mission at the time. I see it that way. I don’t like or dislike tusap
From a messy breakup with Katinka to a messy breakup with his athletes…. time to call it a day
Probably an old question but does anyone know where Ilaria is training after the “breakup” a few months back?
We do! You can read some about it here: https://swimswam.com/ilaria-cusinato-talks-tusup-split-new-coaching-arrangement/
Our Italian-language site is covering it more closely and regularly, but the high level view is above. If you want more, you can check it out here: https://swimswam.com/italia/
Thanks Braden!
Eger is a nice town with a great pool. Not a bad place to be
Eclipse of the Crescent Moon – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_of_the_Crescent_Moon
Eclipse of the Crescent Moon (Hungarian: Egri csillagok lit. “Stars of Eger”) is a historical novel by the Hungarian writer Géza Gárdonyi.It was first published in 1899 and is one of the most popular and widely recognized novels in Hungary.
How Shocking! lol
I give that kid credit for sticking around as long as he did. I felt sorry for him when he had to watch Tusup and Ilaria flirt and/or yell at each other