Australia’s Emily Seebohm entered the Rio Olympics favored for gold in both backstroke events, but she came away with noindividual medals. In a column she penned for ESPN Australia, Seebohm admitted the pressure of the meet got to her.
“If I’m being honest, I think the pressure did get to me,” she wrote. “In the 100m backstroke final, I wanted it so badly and I put so much pressure on myself to take home gold. I just tried too hard. I overdid the race, whereas when I swim at my best, I’m confident and in control.”
The 24-year-old admits that she got away from her typical tactics in that final as she went out hard and paid the price. Leading at the halfway point, Seebohm fell all the way to seventh place. Her top time of the year (58.73) would have been good for a silver medal.
She ended up not even making the final in the 200 back, where she was the reigning World Champion. But she did rebound to help Australia pick up a silver medal in the women’s medley relay.
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