cody simpson He admitted that he and his partner did not know what emma mckeonThe Olympic icon's future will be heavily influenced after she revealed that this year's Paris Games will be her last. Australia's golden swimming couple are both venturing into uncharted territory after the 2024 Olympics, with their lives set to change dramatically.
The Paris Games will be 29-year-old McKeon's third Olympic appearance, but the Australian said earlier this month it would be his last and he had no intention of continuing his career until the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Simpson has gone back and forth on whether to continue pursuing swimming glory after this year's Olympics, but at the moment it looks like he won't qualify for Paris.
Simpson had previously hinted that the Paris Games would be his last, but in December he clarified that he had not yet made up his mind and was fully focused on qualifying for Paris.However, in an interview News Corp, The musician-turned-swimmer said he wanted Paris to be a “fairytale ending” to his swimming journey. Simpson also revealed that her next steps with McKeon will be decided after Paris, stating that she is excited to explore other things.
“I intentionally put a brick wall on either side of it so that when it happens I can deal with it, but you never know in your life what’s going to happen next. “Emma had no life,” he said. I know what it's like without swimming, but since she's never been a swimmer, I'm not sure if she'll explore other interests because she never went swimming as a child. , I'm looking forward to having time to do that.
“I'm very fortunate to be someone who just has a lot to look forward to, and who has other passions and careers that I can pursue again depending on what I decide to do from the pool. I don't know what I'm going to do yet, but I'll make a decision later this year.”
Cody Simpson's Paris dreams are becoming less likely to come true every day
But Simpson's decision may not be his to make, as the 27-year-old's Olympic dreams become more realistic by the day. Simpson rose to fame as a music star at a young age, but put his singing career on hold in 2019 to pursue his dream of competing in the 2024 Olympics.
And although the swimmer exceeded what many thought possible, winning relay gold and silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, he did not qualify for the Olympics. seems like too big of a leap. Simpson, who competed at the Australian Open Championship on the Gold Coast earlier this month, showed she was still far from the pace needed to qualify for Paris.
Simpson took 4th place in the 100m butterfly with a time of 52.32 seconds. This time was about half a second better than his personal best and well behind some of his competitors, including long-water 100m butterfly record holder Matt Temple, who dominated the race with a time of 50.8 seconds.
Simpson also finished more than a second ahead of second-place finisher Sean Champion and will need to find a couple more spots at the Olympic Trials in June to qualify. right.
Her time in the 100m freestyle on Saturday night was also unremarkable, finishing ninth out of the 10-person field. Kyle Chalmers followed closely with a time of 47.63 seconds, with Simpson nearly two seconds behind, finishing in 49.66 seconds.
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Emma McKeon aims for personal best at Paris Olympics
McKeon recently took a break from the pool to rest her body and mind before her campaign in Paris gets into full swing. The 29-year-old is already Australia's most decorated Olympian, winning an Australian record 11 medals. She is also tied with Ian Thorpe for the most gold medals with five.
And ahead of his third and final Olympics, McKeon said he's not worried about winning a medal, he just wants to swim the fastest he's ever been. “Swimming has always been a part of my life and I think it has been throughout my life,” McKeon told Olympic.com.
“But this is definitely my last Olympics, so I'm really looking forward to it. Success for me in Paris will be about swimming faster than ever before.”
