When the Games were postponed last year the Australian almost walked away from swimming
Jack McLoughlin does not have good eyesight. “I normally wear glasses,” he explained on Sunday when asked if he could see his rivals in the pool. “To be honest, I couldn’t really see all the way over. I could see some splashes.” McLoughlin may be short-sighted, but he has shown 20/20 foresight to stick with swimming.
“Last year I was pretty close to quitting,” McLoughlin recently admitted. After making his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, the 26-year-old from Queensland thought he would be at his best for the Tokyo Games. “I thought 2020 was when I was going to be at my career peak,” he said. When the Olympics were postponed last March due to the pandemic, McLoughlin almost walked away. “Last year I was really struggling,” he said.
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