Zac Stubblety-Cook reveals he swam through infection to win his silver medal as Great Britain’s swim legend Adam Peaty joins athletes hit by Covid
Stubblety-Cook reveals he swam through infection to win silverThe Covid cluster in the Australian swim team may be worse than first feared, after Tokyo champion Zac Stubblety-Cook revealed he swam through an infection to win silver in the 200m breaststroke on Wednesday night.“I could not be prouder,” said Stubblety-Cook.
In a statement, the Australian Olympic Committee confirmed that Stubblety-Cook had completed a five-day course of antivirals for the illness on Wednesday.withdrew from the 1500m freestyle with Covid, Several other nations have been hit by Covid at the Games swim meet, including British legend Adam Peaty.when he was beaten to the 100m breaststroke gold by 0.02sec. The BOA remain optimistic Peaty will recover in time for the 4x100m medley and 4x100m mixed medley this week as he seeks to add to his six Olympic medals.
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