After the statements made by Lana Pudar’s father in the last fewdays, the swimmer herself spoke out, and finally said in public what had been talked about behind the scenes for a long time.
The best Bosnian and Herzegovinan (BiH) swimmer was not “comfortable” with what her father, Velibor Pudar, former Velezgoalkeeper and GOSK (football club) goalkeeper coach, was talking about her career, and the insinuations that Lana Pudar should have swum under anyone’s flag, except that of BiH.
On that occasion, Pudar announced on her Instagram profile.
“I feel the need to respond in this way to today’s media headlines and texts that appeared on almost all media in our country, and are related to the public appearances of my father Velibor Pudar on his social networks.
The decision for which country I will perform for has never been in question and has always been solely MINE, not his or anyone else’s.
I distance myself from all past and possible future public appearances of Velibor Pudar, which take into context me, my sports career and the private life of me and my family. My father and I have not had any contact for almost two years and all his statements have absolutely nothing to do with me.
This is something I need the least at this moment when I am in the final preparations for the performance at the Olympic Games in Paris. However, due to the great interest of the public, and above all for myself and everything that awaits me, I felt the need to make a public announcement in this way, to clarify and put an end to all of the above. This is the last time I will publicly advertise and speak on this topic and I ask you to respect that.
Thank you for your understanding and the huge support I have and feel from all the well-meaning people in our homeland and beyond! Lana Pudar“.
Namely, the best BiH swimmer has so far been silent about everything related to her family life and has always spoken only about her professional life.
