Ona Carbonell, the commitment to be a mother and an athlete

The Spanish media refer to her as an Olympic mom and there is probably no other way to call it Ona Carbonell, one of the queens of synchronized swimming. Just look at her Instagram profile to understand how maternity and the Olympics are keywords and must be together. On 2 August 2020 Ona was in the delivery room, on 2 August 2021 she celebrated her son Kai’s first birthday remotely. He in Spain, she in the Olympic village of Tokyo for its third games.

Ona Carbonell: A New Beginning documentary produced by You First Content for Rakuten TV follows the Olympic champion from the moment of her son’s birth to her return to sports competitions, showing the challenges of balance between family and professional life. From March 2, it is available exclusively and for free on Rakuten TV.

Silver and bronze in London 2012 the athlete born in 1990 found herself preparing for an Olympics right away after the birth of the child and in the midst of the pandemic. The documentary is a first-person representation of her motherhood and the difficult balance between family and professional life of an Olympic athlete who must devote most of her time to preparation.

There maternity it is one of the most complicated transformation moments for a woman and can be a real challenge for elite sportswomen like Ona Carbonell, who work right with their body. Hard training, long physical and emotional recovery, as well as sleepless nights, mark the synchronized swimming champion’s return to professional life in the midst of her Olympic career.