Aussie star goes down injured in cooldown

Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan appeared injured successful the chill down excavation pursuing her metallic show successful the women's 100m backstroke final.

Nine's broadcast of the FINA Short Course World Championships showed O'Callaghan successful distress, clutching her near broadside portion trying to aquatics down from her erstwhile event.

"Pictures talk for themselves. They came soon aft the women's backstroke, successful which Australia went 1 and two, Molly successful second, you tin spot the emotion, you tin spot however overmuch it means for her to correspond Australia, however overmuch this lawsuit means to her," Nine commentator Matt Thompson said.

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Immediately aft seeing the footage, Australian swimming fable Ian Thorpe was convinced O'Callaghan was hurt.

"She's injured," helium said.

"It's really bittersweet to see.

"This is axenic emotion.

"We truly don't privation to spot this. And you know, the archetypal thoughts person to spell to the mode that Mollie is feeling astatine the moment.

"The 2nd thought is she's already been allocated to aquatics successful the 4x200m relay tonight. We can't person her represented by different athlete.

"She's thinking, 'I've fto radical down'.

"We don't person each of the results. But for Mollie, you know, our bosom goes retired to her."

"She's holding her near manus side," added erstwhile Australian swimming large Gian Rooney.

"I'm hoping determination isn't thing that has happened successful lukewarm down erstwhile she has copped a footwear oregon thing from different athlete.

"[She looks] precise distraught - precise uncommon - Mollie is precise overmuch an jock that keeps her emotions successful cheque astir of the time.

The Australian aquatics squad has yet to remark connected the grade of O'Callaghan's injury.

"I tin archer you that we person spoken to the [Australian] squad and asked what the contented is," Thompson said.

"At the moment, they're not prepared to fto america successful connected what's going connected with Mollie O'Callaghan. So we volition conscionable springiness her immoderate clip to spot whether whatever's going connected determination tin perchance resoluteness itself.

The 18-year-old is entered to aquatics successful the 4x200m freestyle relay and cannot beryllium replaced successful the team.

The bid of introduction presently consists of Madi Wilson, O'Callaghan, Leah Neale and Lani Pallister.

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