Lisa Curry did it in 1992. Hayley Lewis also pulled off a remarkable comeback to swimming in 2000. New mother Emily Seebohm wants to be in Paris at her fifth Olympics.
There were moments during the past few months when four-time Olympian Emily Seebohm couldn’t concentrate at swimming training.
Of the 205 female swimmers who have represented Australia at the Olympics, only two were mothers at the time.“It’s tough, but it’s not undoable,” Seebohm said. “It’s super tough because we have so much depth here in Australian swimming. It’s just a matter of going from here to another eight weeks of training. I’m trying to make those little improvements.”Emily Seebohm with her partner Ryan and son Sampson.
“The hardest part early on was leaving Sampson. The times I brought him to training I found that I wouldn’t be connected to the swimming. I’d be too focused on what he was doing and making sure he was okay.” “People like Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams … those athletes are breaking the barrier of being able to come back into elite sport after motherhood.”Then came the dislocated knee at a dog park.
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