Outgoing Australian swimming coach Jacco Verhaeren believes Mack Horton had no choice but to carry out his podium protest at last year's FINA World Championships and would not have been true to himself if he had stood alongside Sun Yang | phillutton78
Outgoing Australian swimming coach Jacco Verhaeren believes Mack Horton had no choice but to carry out his controversial podium protest at last year's FINA World Championships and would not have been true to himself if he had stood alongside Sun Yang.
Central to that was Horton's refusal to share the podium with China's Sun after finishing second to him in the 400m freestyle. The Victorian would later say the act was symbolic of the sport's refusal to take doping seriously and not a personal attack on his great rival, who he beat into silver in the same event at the Rio Olympics.Sun was later banned for life for his role in a smashed blood vial that saw him escape a test at his home at the end of 2018.
Verhaeren was quick to give credit to the athletes and their on-deck coaches for the rising tide of talent and will be watching intently should the Games take place next year, especially as some of Australia's biggest guns run into their superstar American rivals. "Kyle is a true champion... he's already shown that. But where people surprised he won at his first Olympics, I have learned in 30 years of swimming that there's no such thing as a coincidence. He has that true mindset of a champion," Verhaeren said.
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