Kaylee McKeown Announces Surprise Withdrawal from World Short Course Championships; World Cups Remain on Schedule
Kaylee McKeown has announced her surprising withdrawal from December’s World Short Course Championships in Budapest, just four days after the 24-strong Dolphins team had been announced. The multi-time Olympic champion said: “Sometimes you just need a break.”
The 23-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist made the announcement via Instagram, declaring: “Today I made the decision to pull out of the 2024 World Short Course team…it’s not something I wanted to but needed to do.
“The past five-year prep has been an onslaught both physically and mentally. I have continuously pursued for consistency and greatness within the work I do…and sometimes you just need a break.
“A break from the hype, the media, the adrenaline rush from competition.
“Although I will not be competing at the WSC I have committed to World Cups in a few weeks. I’m looking forward to competing freely with no pressure and little work.”
Just last week McKeown set her sixth world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the Australian Short Course Championships in Adelaide.
The World Cups will all be swum in Asia, starting in Shanghai, China, October 18-20, followed by Incheon, South Korea, October 24-26 and finishing up in Singapore, October 31–November 2.
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