17 times swimming world champion lost his career when an unexpected episode changed his life forever
What made us the way we are? What were the choices we made that led us here? These questions are difficult and not easy to answer, but this story here would be on
What made us the way we are? What were the choices we made that led us here? These questions are difficult and not easy to answer, but this story here would surely indicate why this guy took such a decision that made it the most popular. It was not positive about the step that it was about to take but always, one thing has led to another and the hero is born. If you have observed superhero films, you may have seen that our favorite superheroes are struggling a lot to reach a certain stage before they are considered heroes among the community. Although this story is not on a superhero, a normal human being who has become a national hero in the most unexpected way. You will be surprised to see how everything started ...
Champion was born
Shavarsh Karapetyan was born on May 19, 1953 in Kirovakan (now called Vanadzor), Armenia. Kirovakan is the third largest country of Armenia then part of the Soviet Union. In 1964, his family moved to Yerevan where he finished eight years of schooling and then changed in a technical school where he learned about automatic mechanics. But then something happened in his life who moved the direction of his life towards swimming, which turned out to be the most successful decision of his life. But who would have thought that in the next few things would make a steep turning that would change everyone's life?
Legend on the ground
Shavarsh Karapetyan, one of the most famous and respected bathing athletes. But he has a very exciting story to tell the world. In his swimming career, he could break 11 records from the world and won the World Championship 17 times! But Shavarsh himself has a very interesting story behind all his success. It was not as if he woke up one day and realized that he would continue his career in swimming. There was a very convincing reason behind the reason he chose it.
A national hero
Shavarsh Karapetyan is known as the most important and talented athletes of his generation, but do you think he would not have been a great swimmer, he would be able to inspire the way he does it today? What was the reason? He used his talent when he was most necessary. What did he do at the time who made his life of life to share and viral?
A Armenian swimmer
When he was born in 1953, Armenia was still part of the Soviet Union. There are people who discover their talent for themselves but in Shavarsh Case, it was one of his family members who made him understand that he has a type of body to be a professional swimmer And that he would do her good, he would choose this path. But there was some confusion in his mind while all teenagers have. Teenage is the most confusing period of our lives. We are in constant battle with our mind and our lives. There was only one question would really be successful?
Difficult decision
After one of the family members of Shavarsh commented on his type of body he thought would be suitable for swimming, he was under a lot of pressure. To be a teenager, he could not decide his mind. He thought? What tribute could it do if he tried his hands in swimming? He was right there, there was no harm in trying because he quickly realized that it was done to swim.
Ready to dive into
After he was ready to try his hands at swimming, he looked at the institution that taught swimming nearby. Choosing the institution was not difficult because there was not much who taught swimming even when Soviet and US compete in all the Olympic Games to tell the world that has everything. But he was lucky because his institution saw the talent inside him.
A star
After joining the classes, Shavarsh started enjoying his time in the pool. The institution's trainer has noticed this new guy who took his first step in the waters. Shavasrh continued to watch the pool before making the decision to touch the waters that would change his life forever. This story does not concern his great achievements, but what happened when he used his talent to serve another goal that made him the hero.
The chosen
The institution's trainer saw the capacity and talent inside Shavarsh. The teacher was more than happy to help him in his new business. With the help of his teacher, Shavasrh was inside the pool to realize that it was his life now. This water would do it differently from others. But there was a lot of work to do before turning an amateur in champion.
Training to be the best
It's not because you have a construct that can be suitable for swimming does not mean you become one. There is a lot of hard work and a training that goes with that that tests your patience and power. Shavarsh who did not know anything about swimming followed each commandment of his teacher. He trusted his teacher who knew that the Shavarsh potential had inside him.
Hard work bears fruit
After long hours of training inside the pool, Shavarsh was ready. He had the confidence to assume a competitor of his victory and win. In one of the events, where Shavassh also participates has changed the course of his life forever. After winning the competition, he was satisfied with his performance and that the public could see that there is another champion in town now. Something incredible happened after his victory.
We noticed you
Shavarsh won one of the competitions and the victory changed his life. He did not know that that day, the people of the National Team of the Soviet Union were also present there. They saw his performance and were really satisfied with his performance. They decided to take it under the wing and now it was a chance of Shavarsh to prove them that they made the right choice. And he proved it greatly.
Good choice?
The national team of the Soviet Union noticed its potential, just like Shavarsh's swimming coach. After looking at him swimming that day, they knew he has something special to him and who could benefit both the national team and the country in the coming years. After his selection at the national team of the Soviet Union, Shavarsh could break 11 records of the world and won the World Championship 17 times, amazing right? But as we have said, the story does not concern the achievements, but on this episode that made it a national hero.
Rail
There is another branch of the swimming called in Pineswimming. Shavarsh found his talent in this branch of swimming and he was right. He participated in this category and won the World Championship 17 times. He broke the world record 11 times in the same category. If you do not know what FINSWIMMING is then, you should know that the only thing that is common between regular swimming and raalediming is the waters.
Different from swimming
FINESWIMMING is a specific swimming event where participants swim almost under the pool surface. To facilitate the process, they are allowed to use a snorkel and a large flipper that transforms them into mermaid athletes. With the help of fins, they are able to propel through the water. Athletes use four types of finswimming techniques that divides into four categories.
Types of fins
The four types that define the pellewimming breed are surface swimming, the swimming of the bi-fine, swimming at apnea and immersion swimming. They are all different as on swimming surface, swimmers wear a mask, snorkel and monofins and stay on the surface of the water. By swimming in the nagine of the bi-thin, the swimmer also stays at the bottom of the surface but uses a mask, a snorkel and a pair of fins. The other two are ...
Other two types
At the FINSWIMMING apnea, where he involves swimmers who hold their breath under the water and we a mask and a mono-fin. This type is very difficult and requires additional work and training to succeed. Then comes the immersion swimming similar to that of the FINSWIMMMING apnea where they also use a mask and a mono-fin with a breathing device. But what was this episode that changed Shavarsh's life forever?
After his summit
We all know that athletes have a very small career period in which they try to achieve as much as possible. Same Shavarsh struggled as he aging. He was at his peak of his career between 1965 and 1975, but after that period was during his career, started going upside down. Everyone thought that her career is far from over, but it's not entirely true. You will see why?
Far from over?
Shavarsh's career was not going the way it should be because of old age. An athlete has a very short career and Shavarsh proved that. Unlike his apogee where he used to qualify for each competition, but he had trouble qualifying even once. In 1976, the National Team of the Soviet Union noticed the same fall in it and decided to leave the team. His fame is almost over but something happened and he was champion again.
Determined to increase above this
Shavarsh was not ready to accept the fact that the 17-year-old world champion era is over. The thought did not give him any satisfaction and, as they say, age is only a figure, Sarvarsh turned out. At the end of 1976, he went to Yerevan (capital of Armenia). There, he started training in the lake where he was 12 miles running around his lost strength. One day, while he was busy with his training, he noticed something in the lake. What was that? The episode has changed his life forever.
An accident
He made his usual 12 miles around the training in the lake when he saw a trolleybus who fell from the road. The bus slowly went to frozen lake when he noticed that there were people inside their lives. Shavarsh was surprised to see the passers-by who continued to watch the drowned bus and not one of them was ready to help. He knew that emergency services could take a long time to reach, he decided to act!
The bus was flowing
Shavarsh looked at the bus slowly drown in the waters and without thinking twice, he jumped to help them. Do not worry about his life, he was inside frozen lake because he knew that only he could help them before the emergency service arrival. He told people not to get into the lake as it would be risky and he jumped when he thought the time was right
The water was dirty
Not only was the water jelled but was muddy too. Shavarsh struggled to locate the bus because he could not see anything because of the mud. Received on his instinct alone, he spotted the drowning bus. He crushed the bus window and took one of the passengers. One after the other, he brought all the passengers. Did you know how much he saved that day?
Saved 20 people
The first passenger he saved was unconscious and it took Shavarsh a while to get him out of the lake when he had to wear it outside. Fortunately, the emergency department did not take a long time and arrived on the stage. They saw this man enter and get out of the water in a loop trying to save the passengers. His left leg was seriously injured by the glass of the window that tried to break the leg. But this cut did not stop it even for one second. He continued to go and saved 20 passengers.
Gave them a new life
What would have had if that day, Shavarsh decided not to train? Things would have been different and the 20 people he gave the second life would not have seen the next sunrise. It is the discipline that makes an athlete a champion. Their constant desire to fight to bring out the best of them saved these people from the mishappening.
Did not take credit
After saving these people from the drowned bus, there was no news about it. Shavarsh did not care about advertising and was happy to help people in need with his talent that he was talented. He took his time to recover from the incident and looked forward to resuming his training. But fate had had other projects for him. It's not better ...
It was not better
But why did not he overlap? The doctor discovered that her heroic attempt saved these people that day, her lungs paid the cost. It seemed to have negotiated his health for their lives. Due to the subzel temperatures of water and blood loss, it weakened its immune system. Contaminated lake water gave it pulmonary sepsy. The situation was not beautiful for Shavarsh who was really risky for his life.
He has taken his retirement
The episode was now months and Shavarsh was back in the pool training. Looking at the mirror, he could say that the episode has changed it. In the end, he retired and started his new life. Now he was the coach looking for the same talent like him in the crowd of hundreds of children. It was his turn to give something to the community. Although he can not continue his training, he never regrets the decision to save as many lives that day. He said he would do it again!
A newspaper wrote about him
The incident was in the past now and did not have any advertising that Shavarsh had no desire in the first place. He did not save all these people for advertising. But a local newspaper has heard about Shavarsh's heroic actions of one of the premises and has decided to make a play on history. The story came out and people read on an ex-swimmer who risked his life to save 20 people. The medals started to pay for his act.
His own asteroid
Because the Soviet government has not recognized its efforts, it was local officials and the persons who took charge of honoring his actions. An Armenian astronomer, who read the story in the newspaper was determined to honor his efforts. He did the most amazing thing when he renamed an asteroid he had found in the honor of Shavarsh.
A great man
Shavarsh who was shifted with affection, advertising and appreciation of everywhere did not drop on his head. "A man can end up somewhere that people need his help. I am not an exception, "shavarsh said in an interview. A former star athlete and a heroic lifeguard finally had what he deserved.
Another incident
It seemed like Shavarsh was sent on this planet to save people. A few years later, he was involved in another incident where he risked his life. He was there at that time when a family had trouble living. Nowhere to run, they waited for a miracle and it was Shavarsh who came as his Savior. The bravery Shavarsh showed on both occasions proved that a human can do anything if he has courage like him.
Once a hero, always a hero
As we told you that Shavarsh was involved in another episode where he saved people caught in a burn house. He drove and saw this house on fire. He stopped his car, ran to the house, he was looking for something to break the main door of the house. When there was nothing to help him, he launched the door and went inside where he saw several people sitting in the corner. Without wasting time, he started saving them then showing the exit of the house.
A national sensation
It was in 2014 who showed him that people still care and respect him. They have not forgotten the heroic acts he has shown in the world on both occasions. They still see it as a champion of waters and heroes in real life. During the 2014 Olympique, he was the one who wore the Olympic flame that started Sochi's Olympic Winter Games.
He runs a business
Nowadays, Shavarsh is set to Moscow. Living one's life in peace and managing a successful shoe manufacturing company named "second breath". He left his swimming career and focused on the next stage of his life. He does not regret his decision to leave swimming and he is still humble when people talk about his heroic actions. But these are the medals that speak for him.
An inspiring story
Indeed, this story is something worthwhile when it shows the life of a man to all angles. He was in his apogee when there was nothing left. Determined he moved to another city to follow his dreams where he met something else and one thing has led to another, he was the start again. With his good deeds, he managed to inspire so many lives that we can not thank him sufficiently. We want there to be more people like him and that aspiring athletes should read on him and his whole life.