18-04-2024 05:40 via theguardian.com

Australian swimmers face up to brutal reality in toughest ever Olympic qualifying bid | Nicole Jeffery

There are six women who have won Olympic or world titles or world championship medals vying for just two coveted spots in the 100m freestyle team for ParisCoach Michael Bohl is delivering a stark message to Australia’s most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, as June’s Paris Olympic trials approach. Such is the unprecedented strength and depth of the women’s 100m freestyle in Australia that unless McKeon is at her absolute best, she may not qualify to defend her Olympic 100m frees
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