Hayley Lewis was beside herself watching 19-year-old son Kai Taylor take full advantage of a qualifying twist of fate. 7NEWS
“This morning was a disappointing swim and there was a little bit of tears but fortunately Kyle pulled out which got me an eighth spot and that took the pressure off me a little bit after my win at nationals,” Taylor said.
Bursting with pride his triple Olympian mother watched from the stands after giving her son some advice before the race.“She told me to do my thing, be calm, but she did however mention that great things happen from lane eight.”In other results on Wednesday night, Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown posted the third fastest time in history in the 100m backstroke final.Mollie O’Callaghan was second in 58.42, both well inside Swimming Australia’s qualifying time for Fukuoka of 59.99.
The 19-year-old said he had swapped laps for mixed martial arts, tennis and surfing but still managed his fastest time in 15 months.
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