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McKeown proud after battling shoulder situation to say 100m backstroke world title

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Kaylee McKeown wasn’t certain she’d even swim the 100m backstroke at these worlds, so for her to return out and win the ultimate should really feel like an unbelievable private victory in spite of everything she’s been by.

“I’m really, really proud,” McKeown stated emotionally after the race. “I’ve worked so hard to get myself back into a happy state. I think it just goes to show that a happy swimmer is a fast swimmer. I wasn’t expecting to come out like this tonight.”

Just yesterday, McKeown admitted she had hoped to hit these occasions subsequent yr, not now. “You just got to take one step at a time. You never know when you’re going to soon pass. I’m just thankful it was today I was able to get my hand on the wall.”

McKeown revealed her battle with shoulder dislocations, brought on by her versatile stroke that provides her a bonus but in addition dangers harm.

“I’ve got a really flexible stroke… sometimes it can cause me to dislocate my shoulder and it’s been quite irritated. But I have a good medical team and physios helping me through the meet.”

Initially not sure about swimming the 100m backstroke at these championships, McKeown stated she refused to let concern dictate her choices.

“I didn’t need to preserve steering away from concern as a result of the extra you create, concern turns into a monster. You’ve acquired to chase the demons sooner or later, and I assumed it’s higher to begin sooner somewhat than later.

“There were comments about me pulling out saying I’m scared to lose—that’s not true at all. If anything, I’m afraid to fail myself. I’ve worked hard to prove that I am a good athlete and swimmer. It doesn’t matter if I come first or last.”