Olympics: Matty Johns has revealed that Katie Ledecky might have known she was going to lose to Ariarne Titmus due to a selfie.
Matty Johns' bold Ledecky claim | 01:21After Ariarne Titmus showed promise in the pool as a teenager in Tasmania , her parents made the difficult decision to leave Launceston for greater opportunities in the north of Australia .
As Connolly told foxsports.com.au, the residents of The Cook Islands consider swimming to be “definitely more recreational than competitive”, which is not necessarily a surprise, but it is something she is hoping to change. Connolly will be continuing a family tradition when she lines up in the second heat of her event having been inspired to swim when her cousin Zachary Payne represented The Cook Islands in the London Games in 2012.
The 18-year-old is academically minded and, after approaching her nation’s athletic federation, she was able to earn a World Aquatics Scholarship to Bond University on the Gold Coast to advance her hopes., who swims for Syria at Le Defence on the same program on Sunday, who have spend this year training on the Gold Coast.“This has been great, swimming in Australia with some of the best swimmers in the world, with great coaches and a great environment. I’ve already seen so many improvements.
“They push our Aussies in training, so there is that element. But I would say the world view is probably the biggest thing , learning their culture,” he said
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