Petar Stoychev – one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time
World and European Champion on 25km, 11 consecutive swimming marathon World Cup wins 2001 – 2011, 4 times Olympian, 6th place in Beijing Olympic Games 2008 on 10km
“I know Rok from his first world cup swimming marathon. During those years we have trained a lot together and became a good friends. Rok can be described as a very good person who like to help others. With his professional approach to work, trust in his abilities, he wants to be as good as possible at what he does. I think, that Academy has an excellent basis in knowledge and experience that Rok has accumulated during his career. As an athlete he has been very successful in managing his career and I believe in success of his Academy. I wish him all the best!”
Sara Isaković Olympic vice-champion 200m Freestyle swimming, Beijing 2008; European Champion 200m Freestyle swimming; Slovenian best swimmer
“Rok Kerin … what to say. A simple, entertaining, friendly, ambitious and especially a good soul! Swimming Academy establishment is really a unique decision that Slovenia needs. Rok is a highly capable and experienced person, so I think that academy will have a big success. As a neuro-psychology scientist I am most happy that academy offers motivational speaking and exercises for team building, as this is a key part of sport success. Positive thoughts, goals and spirit of sport are important components of everyday life that contribute to the achievement of sport and living the dream. I look forward to visit you one day.”
Thomas Lurz Olympic vice-champion 10km open water swimming, London 2012; Third place 10km open water swimming, Beijing Olympic Games 2008; Multiple World and European Champion on 5,km, 10 km and 25km open water swimming; Best German long distance swimmer; FINA Swimmer of the year 2011 & 2013
“Rok is a good friend and we raced many times together all around the World. He was always very competitive and fair sportsman! Its nice for the People to get the chance to learn from Rok about swimming, motivation, winning!”