The swimmer is ‘slippery in the water’ while her ‘underwaters are phenomenal’ – and she is being backed to win six golds in Paris
Star Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan could be on course to win six gold medals at this year’s Paris Olympic Games.Star Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan could be on course to win six gold medals at this year’s Paris Olympic Games.
Afterwards, O’Callaghan said: “I think that’s probably where I should be, although I would like to go faster – I always do.” “She puts her race together beautifully,” he said. “She’s textbook, the way she swims. She’s a great athlete, she’s technically great, she’s got all the great skills, she structures her race well, she’s got good balance, she’s got a good front end and a super back end. She just covers a lot of the bases.’’
In the 50m backstroke final at the national titles last week, triple Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown needed everything she had to overcome O’Callaghan in what was, for her, a bit of fun.World record-holder McKeown admitted afterwards that she was wary of O’Callaghan. “Her underwaters are phenomenal, better than mine, so I won’t discount her by any means,” she said. “Freestyle, backstroke, she’s good.
“She was willing to do the work, she had a good range of movement, good flexibility,” he said. “She’s pigeon-toed so she’s not made to walk on land.”
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