KOBRICH Kristel

General
RELATIONSHIP WITH COACH
She began working with coach Daniel Garimaldi in 2003 after relocating to Cordoba, Argentina. "I have known him since 2001 but I came to Argentina in 2003 and since then we have had a more consolidated relationship as coach and athlete. It was not because of a lack of infrastructure in Chile, it was a personal decision and I think I was right." (CDF YouTube channel, 12 Jul 2020; latercera.com, 28 Mar 2020)

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOCUS
She began working more on psychological preparation ahead of competitions after she was disappointed with her performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "In Rio I did not like how I competed or the result. That same afternoon I spoke with [coach] Daniel Garimaldi and we decided I needed changes regarding the psychological aspect of swimming. For these changes it will take time but I do not want to give races away." (farodeportivo.cl, 13 Jan 2017)

She became the first female Chilean swimmer to compete at the Olympic Games when she took part in the 2004 Games in Athens. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Dec 2020)

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London she became the first Chilean swimmer to compete at three Olympic Games, and four years later in Rio de Janeiro she became the first Chilean swimmer to compete at four Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Dec 2020)

She became the first Chilean swimmer to win a medal at the Pan American Games, claiming bronze at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jun 2018; feeds.univision.com, 20 Oct 2011)