Australia’s fastest woman, who broke the 100m national record earlier this year, may not even race the event at the Paris Olympics
Sprinter Torrie Lewis hopes to represent Australia in the 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics, as well as one individual event yet to be determined.Sprinter Torrie Lewis hopes to represent Australia in the 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics, as well as one individual event yet to be determined.
The sprinting world sat up and took notice earlier this year when Lewis stormed to victory in the 100m at the ACT Open and Under-20 championships with a time of 11.10 seconds. It was the fastest ever recorded by an Australian woman, narrowly besting Melissa Breen’s previous benchmark of 11.11s as well as Raelene Boyle’s U20 record of 11.20 that had stood since 1968.
“There’s a lot of international travel between now and then,” Lewis said. “So I’m just trying to focus on staying healthy to give me the best chance.”
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