Mollie O’Callaghan made an alarming admission after being pipped by clubmate Ariarne Titmus within the 200m freestyle tonight.
O’Callaghan, the earlier world report holder and 2023 world champion, was requested the way it felt to not be the hunted, relatively the hunter.
“To be trustworthy, I used to be all the time ignored, I wasn’t actually on the market, which I do admire quite a bit [because] I can simply fly beneath the radar,” O’Callaghan instructed reporters.
“I’ve obtained to have a look at the constructive facet and actually take the stress off me as a result of heading into this I used to be not in a superb place.”
Urged to elaborate on that comment, she stated: “I could not actually sleep final night time”.