More than one hundred times Brazilian champion, Fabiola´s  increased her legacy in the tournament

Participation in the 41st Jose Finkel Trophy, in São Paulo between 20 – 25 August, definitely put the swimmer Fabiola Molina like one of the greats swimmers in Brazil history.

In the pool more than 10 times between heats, semifinal and finals, Fabiola won 04 medals (02 golds, 01 silver and 01 bronze), and her team the Minas Tenis, reach the tournament title.

The Fabiola Molina Results at José Finkel Throphy:
Gold Medal -  100m backstroke – 58 “88 (proves that led to the London Olympics in July).
Gold Medal – 4 × 100 Medley Relay – 3’58”38
(Fabiola Molina, Paula Renata Sander, Inge Dekker and Johanna Frederike Heemskerk)
Silver Medal – 50m backstroke – 27 “28
Bronze Medal – 200m backstroke – 2′11″ 58
4th place – 100m butterfly – 59 “38

With the End of Finkel 2012, Fabiola, and her husband – the swimmer Diogo Yabe, returned to the U.S. where they lives, to review some of their american friends, and then will take a few days off in Brazil, returning to the pools soon.

Since 2004, maintains, with her mother helps a fashion sports and beach brand. Today the clothes are produced in Sao Jose dos Campos (SP) are exported to over 20 countries.

- Unfortunately, today I could not do a very good time, but I’m satisfied with everything I’ve been doing and representing. But swimming is difficult to explain. Reach the level that we arrive at the Olympics, is not easy. You must be very well. It´s better see on this way – said the athlete.Fabíola Molina has participated in two other editions of the Olympics Games, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008, failed to the medal in both. Won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro in the 100m backstroke and a bronze in Mar del Plata in 1995, in the same style. The Brazilian also collects good results in the Pan-American 4 × 100m medley relay. “We have to analyze and pay attention to what was bad and improve. I am very pleased to be in my third Olympics. I’m very proud to be a Brazilian swimmer “.

The Brazilian doesn´t know if this was her last appearance at the Olympics, but she expressed her desire to prioritize the family in 2013 and be a mom.

“Four years is long time. I don´t know if I can handle other Olympic cicle. Need a lot dedication. At first, my plan is to be a mom. After 2014 I’m going to see if I have conditions to swimming”, said Fabíola.

“Your heart has to be 100% , you need to be focused in your choice. In 2014, I’ll see if I want to do everything again “, he concluded.

Watch the video of the 100m Backstroke Women in the Olympics 2012: http://r7.com/9Ehs

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Fabíola Molina and her husband (also a swimmer, Diogo Yabe), moments before boarding to London

Fabíola Molina arrives at the Crystal Palace in London, where she will compete her third Olympics Games (Photo: Terra)

We have just a month left for the Olympics !! Training at Bolles has been exciting, with everyone getting ready to swim fast.
We had a Breakfast with Champions where we could sign lots of autographs for younger athletes and parents as well. I love being around the kids and it was fun to share the excitement with them.

Last weekend we had the Bolles Classic at our pool and I got to race 4 events. I liked my times for now with a 1.01.7 in the 100 back, 2.16.9 in the 200 back, 1.00.9 in the 100 fly and 26.7 in the 50 free.

This week we are sending all good energy to our teammates at the Olympic trials in Omaha !! Keep believing and keep moving forward !!

Fabiola”

Olympic trials begin Monday in Omaha

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Olympic Games begin next month in London, and one of the biggest sports people tune in to is swimming.

But as you’re cheering on Team USA, you may also be rooting for people in your own backyard.

Some of the best swimmers in the world have been training at The Bolles School for the Olympics. They held one of their last practices Wednesday before the upcoming trials next week in Omaha, Neb.

It’s something most of these swimmers have been dreaming about their entire lives — representing their country in the Olympics — and it all boils down to these trials.

Charlie Houchin, 24, dove in Wednesday for one of his last swims before the trials. He’s one of 16 at Bolles vying to wear the Stars and Stripes in London.

“It wouldn’t make or break who I am or anything like that, but it would certainly be the realization of a lot of hard work,” Houchin said.

For nearly every event at trials, swimmers have to finish in the top two to make Team USA.

Ariana Kukors is hoping her world record in the 200 individual medley is enough to get her to the other side of the pond.

“It’s a childhood pipe dream, it’s the pinnacle of our sport, and it’s something that I’ve wanted to achieve for a long time,” Kukors said. “And to think that it’s this close is crazy, but you know, I’m not trying to think about the Olympics. I can only control what I can do in that day, and I’m going to do the best I can and hope it’s enough.”

Two people in the pool can breathe a little easier than the others. They’ve already qualified for the Olympics for their countries. Bolles sophomore Joseph Schooling is swimming for Singapore.

“It’s great representing my country at 17, and I hope I can do them proud this year,” Schooling said.

Fabiola Molina, of Brazil, is participating in her third swim in the Olympics.

“I don’t consider myself old, but I’m 37, and to be able to represent Brazil at the London Olympics for me is great, and I’m really proud to be trained at Bolles and be able to represent Bolles as well there,” Molina said.

Bolles head coach Sergio Lopez Miro is also going to London to coach Singapore, but he said he’ll be there to help all his swimmers.

“My job is to see these kids be successful,” he said. “Whatever they do at the Olympics or at whatever level, they’re going to transfer that into being doctors, lawyers, parents. So I think for me it’s really neat to see that.”

Right now they’re focused on being swimmers, and the very best ones they can possibly be, to make themselves, their school, city and country proud.

“Wearing the American flag on your cap is a pretty special feeling,” Houchin said. “So any time that opportunity presents itself, you want to take advantage of it.”

Olympic trials last from Monday to July 2. The swimmers will know right away if they’ll be representing their country in London later on this summer.

Swimmer of  São José dos Campos makes 37 years in May and has good possibilities to go for the third Olympics Games; in the first semester, it she will have two attempts of index.

In 2008, in the Pequim´s Games, the joseense swimmer Fabíola Molina was with 33 years and, everything indicated, that should be her last participation in a Olympics Games. However, today, almost arriving at the 37 years, she has great possibilities of classifying for the games of London-2012. To obtain the index, she will have that to do 1min00s82 in the 100 meters coasts, time that the athlete already had reached in the last year, (1min00s43).

In the first semester, she will be have two possibilities: in the South American Championship and also in the Lenk Maria.

She is confident. Now you reads the main stretches of the interview granted for Fabíola, that currently trains in the United States and answered by email.The possibilities to obtain the index are real? Orr have de possibility to repeat 2008 ?
Yes, in this year I had swam many times next to the index, in May I had already made a time below the index.

How will ber your preparation routine for this season ?
The routine as always is very intense, with training in and out the water.  The feeding also is fundamental. In the morning we mainly train in the water, and at the afternoon we make the physical part and the technique.

With 37 years, you it think that´s  it is possible win a olympic medal?
Yes, it is possible. Dara Towers won a silver medal  with 41 years in 2008.

In 2008, you said the Pequim´s Games would be your last Olympics. Now, you are fighting  for a vacant in 2012. The 2016, Games of 2016 in the Rio, is a possible dream?
I don´t remember said that will be my last Olympics, now i´m only thinking in London. 2016 is far, so let´s see what happens after 2012.

What can you say about the 2011 season, when you won tournaments, changed club and had to faced the doping problem ? (resulted analytical adverse)?
I prefere to think in the good things the happens in 2011, I compete some tournaments  in the United States and did well, being very near of the best swimmers of the world. The problem of adverse the analytical result (doping is who uses substantiates to trapacear and this was proven was not mine in case that) was very hard to me, but with my faith in God and the support of my family and friends, I overcome this difficulty. Be a part of a big club is different and I needed to adapt myself to this new reality.

Source: O VALE (http://www.ovale.com.br/) Photo: Satiro Sodré, CBDA/Divulgação

I passed the Christmas with the family in S. Jose, who was wonderful! E already we come back toward U.S.A. We train 3 days in Miami, and later already we come back toward Jacksonville. We pass the New Year in the center of the city with some friends and until our “Brazilian adoptive children”, Ana Paula and Ana Carolina.

Already we are training firm, therefore this year is super special.

The Joanna Maranhão is arriving here to also train 1 month with people!

Happy 2O12 for all!

“Doping is very difficult, therefore not condiz with my reality and who I always was”

One of the main swimmers of Brazil, with participation in the Olimpíadas of Sidney and Pequim, detainer of the South American records of 50 and 100 meters I swim coasts, and 100 meters I swim butterfly in swimming pool of 25 meters, beyond the South American records of 50 and 100 meters I swim of coasts in swimming pool of 50 meters. The swimmer Fabiola Molina granted an exclusive interview to the Clube Fanáticos, where it spoke of its career, personal life and of the controversial examination antidoping it took off that it of the dispute of the World-wide one of Aquatic Sports of Xangai in 2011. It confers the exclusive interview with the swimmer Fabiola Molina. 

Clube Fanáticos – How it is the Fabiola Molina it are of the swimming pools?
Fabiola Molina – I am a person calm friend, who likes to always smile.

Clube Fanáticos – Why it followed the swimmer career?
Fabiola Molina – to My they had placed me parents because I had bronchitis, in my infancy also made olímpic gymnastics, and ballet, but I find that in swimming I identified more, liked them professors and the group. Already in a small age I started to travel for small competitions and the friendships had been if forming. Also it liked to be close to the water, because our family always went for the beach, and adored to be in the sea, I find that this can also influenced have me.

Clube Fanáticos – You are one of the great swimmers who the country already had, which the importance that the recognition of the people and the media has in the performance of an athlete?
Fabiola Molina – the recognition of the people and the media is important to bring support and visibility and is necessary this support to be able developing in them, to have conditions to be evolving and growing. This recognition is good to continue to stimulate other people and children to make sport, that is something that I believe can help and benefit a person very, beyond the paper of the media because brings visibility and thus future sponsorships,

Clube Fanáticos – Which you consider the biggest conquest of its career?
Fabiola Molina – I believe that the dream of any athlete is to go to a Olimpíada, then to have participated of 2 Olimpíadas is something well marcante in my career. Moreover, I find that the number of headings that already I accumulate as to have been 102 times Champion Brazilian Absolute, to have participated of 11 World-wide championships and 5 Games Pan-Americans. Also I have 49 medals in Pantries of the World.

Clube Fanáticos – Which is the main differential of the Fabiola as athlete to obtain to remain itself in the top during as many years?
Fabiola Molina – To like what one becomes. To be married a husband who also is swimming. To have much devotion and focus to always continue evolving. To search new training and types of work that provide this development.

Clube Fanáticos – You were handle of surprise in the case of its doping? What he really happened?
Fabiola Molina – I made a purchase of supplements in U.S.A. and together with the supplements that I bought, received a sample gratuitous from one sachê, that he contained caffeine. As I am accustomed to take caffeine before swimming, I kept for a chance. In this sachê beyond the caffeine had a stimulant that it can be overcome in training, but cannot take in competition. The name that was in the packing is different of the name that is in the list of the WADA, I not wise person who in this sache had something forbidden. When I was to swim Selective the pro World-wide one, in April, where the only objective of the competition was to obtain the index for the World-wide one and the Pan, and I already had this index made in 2010, I was not with my supplement of caffeine and I finished taking this in the place, without knowing that he had something forbidden. I always consult all the supplements that volume, but as this I did not buy, but the sample had profit gratis, I passed its I to make this deeper verification. The test that I was participating not value for nothing, not value medal, nor point for club, nor money, the only thing that was valid was the index and I already had the index… Same E I having only taken a small amount of the supplement and not to have improved my time, appeared this stimulant in the examination.

Clube Fanáticos – Had some type of preconception of the people when happened this situation of doping? How you if felt personally when you appeared this fact?
Fabiola Molina – As soon as the collection of piss becomes, is necessary to fill a form with everything what you took in last the 7 days, then when I was to fill and spoke for the doctor of this supplement, it already he evidenced that he had this stimulant. Already I spoke with my family and all had been worried, but the doctor said that she would not have problem, therefore the amount was small. She was in London when the confederation spoke for me of the result and was shocked, without believing. Doping is a nightmare any athlete and to have that to pass therefore knowing that everything what you always made and nailed you go against, doping is very difficult, therefore not condiz with my reality and who I always was. Mine in case that well it were explained and I had much support of the people, I received many messages, phone calls, also of the General of the Army (I am sergeant), of my sponsors, the president of the confederation, the mayor of my city, supporting me to all and knowing of my integrity and that I had not made nothing to trapacear or to increase my performance in illegal way.

Clube Fanáticos – How to obtain to surpass a situation as this of doping? About some moment you thought about releasing the sport and giving up it?
Fabiola Molina – I obtained to surpass mainly believing God and knowing that It is of my side in all the moments, mainly in storms. I found much force and faith in a book that was reading at the moment that everything happened, of the Foot. Rinaldo. E I could in such a way try this love of God and support through many people and of my family. I was really moved with as much affection that I received.

Clube Fanáticos – You are a great winner in the profession, what you find that still lacks in the career? E he motivates what you to continue jumping in the swimming pools to compete?
Fabiola Molina – To arrive better in mine. Not a position in ranking or a medal, but to swim in the best capacity that I can. Club Fanatic – It believes that the retirement is next? What to make after stopping, you imagine yourself far from the swimming pools? Fabiola Molina – I do not know what it means… I next I live the gift very, but if we will be to think about terms of years, yes, I find that after 2012 I go to think about the life of my family and want to have children. Yes, I imagine myself far from the swimming pools, already I have one grife of esportiva fashion and fashion beach and taste to work with this. Also taste to work in commentaries in the TV. Moreover, I and my marry I think about making an institution, then he has much thing to make.

Clube Fanáticos – What you feel when you are representing Brazil in some championship, is an incentive more?
Fabiola Molina – I feel gratitude, for being athlete, having a family as mine, for being part of a country with people who believe a better future, in a country of people who fight and follow its dreams, although the difficulties.

Clube Fanáticos – We would like that you left a message for its fans and all those that admire its work.
Fabiola Molina – It would like to thank to the affection and support all, therefore without this energy of the people the life would not have felt. E that the energy of each one of us can influence one to the other of a positive form. The smile of one can transform the life of other people. Very obliged for the chance!