Six Polish swimmers sent home from Japan because of an admin error

Poland's swimming federation had accidentally included 23 swimmers in its squad

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R Six Polish swimmers, who came to participate at the Tokyo Olympics, were asked to return home for exceeding the limit set by International Swimming Federation FINA.

The president of Poland's swimming federation PZP apologised for this administrative error that brought 23 swimmers to Tokyo Olympcs. FINA rules cap the number of swimmers at 17.

The six swimmers who had to return are: Alicja Tchorz, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Aleksandra Polanska, Mateusz Chowaniec, Dominika Kossakowska and Jan Holub.

PZP President Pawel Slominski said he fully understood the anger of the swimmers who returned home over the weekend, according to Reuters.

"I express great regret, sadness and bitterness about the situation related to the qualification of our swimmers for the Olympic Games in Tokyo," Slominski said in a statement.

"Such a situation should not take place, and the reaction of the swimmers, their emotions, the attack on the Polish Swimming Federation is understandable to me and justified."