Aussie star fumes over eye-watering Olympic prices, devastating ticket reality

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Aussie star fumes over eye-watering Olympic prices, devastating ticket reality
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Swimming: Kaylee McKeown said she wasn't happy with her swim, despite nearing her own world record in her 100m backstroke event.

McKeown 'disappointed' despite win | 01:59 Australia n water polo player Matilda Kearns has been left fuming over a big change coming to the Paris Olympics.

But Kearns’ major issue, outside of the staggering price of tickets, was the fact Australian athletes weren’t being given a free ticket for a family member or friend.In an overlay on the video she wrote: “POV our family and friends will have to pay up to $1625 per ticket to watch just ONE of our games at the Olympics.”

Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown gave her own 100m backstroke world record a scare on the second night of the Australian swimming trials. The 22-year-old will get the chance to defend her Olympic title in the event in what shapes as a packed Paris program after she broke her own national record on Monday to also qualify in the 200m medley.“I’m not gonna lie I was a bit disappointed with that,” McKeown told Channel 9.“My training has shown otherwise but booked the ticket to Paris, so that’s just a chance to go faster.

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