McKeon was genuinely unsure whether she wanted to commit to another four-year Olympic cycle to defend her titles in Paris.
"She had three months out of the water, we just didn't know what she was going to do. She was either going to swim or not going to swim, she wasn't sure herself," Bohl said."After having such a successful Olympic campaign, when you get to 28 there are other things to do.
With the arduous commitment needed to remain at the top of any sport, Bohl said the final decision for McKeon hinged on whether she was mentally prepared to break new ground."It's hard when you have such a good meet, it's hard to back up again. It's not physical, it's mental. You have to be in the right mental headspace to front up again. She thought about the pros and cons and in the end felt like she still had some improvement," he said.
After choosing to sit out the world championships in Budapest last month, Bohl said the bar is set reasonably low for McKeon'sprogram. However, never one to do things by halves, McKeon will contest nine events including two freestyle distances, two butterfly distances and five different relays.
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