Angry Emily Exacts Revenge On Record Books

 

Swimming Australia, Dember 7, 2014: Emily Seebohm "got angry" after missing the 200m individual medley final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Doha overnight and then exacted revenge on the record books.

The winner of three medals already at her first World Short Course, Seebohm went within a fraction of the world record in her 50m backstroke when she won her semi-final in a new Championship, Commonwealth and Australia record time of 25.87secs.

The time took 0.11secs off Marieke Guehrer’s 2009 Commonwealth and Australian record and was only 0.17 outside the World Record set by Croatia's Sanja Jovanovic in Istanbul, also set in 2009.

The triple Fina World Short Course medallist in the 100 and 200m backstroke and 100m individual medley will swim from lane four in tomorrow night's final.

 

She will resume her backstroke duel with Hungary's "Iron Lady" Katinka Hosszu who has beaten Seebohm in all three finals and set new world records on each occasion.

 

“It was pretty hard missing out on the 200 individual medley final, it hurt me a bit and tonight I took it out on the 50m backstroke as if I had another chance at the 200IM,” said Seebohm.

 

“I definitely had a lot of emotion out there; it was tough; I was out at the pool for a while this morning because the IM was so far down the program.

 

“I was only home for about three hours before coming back for the finals session so it was a pretty quick turn around.

 

“But to get my mind switched on to ‘I’m angry and I want to do well tonight’ didn’t take that long.

 

“As soon as I finished the 200IM I thought tonight is going to be a good night.”

 

And tomorrow night?

 

“I’m really looking forward to the final night; it will be a lot of fun; there is not much you can do about a 50 its over in less than 30 seconds and you can’t change it,” said Seebohm.

 

“But I will make it a lot of fun knowing it will help my 100m long course and that’s the main aim.

 

“And then there’s the medley relay and I can’t wait to line up with three amazing girls.”

 

Teammate Madi Wilson only just missed the 50m backstroke final, clocking a personal best time of 26.65, just 0.21 outside the top eight.Meanwhile brothers in arms Tommaso D'Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy have both secured spots in the blue riband 100m freestyle final.

 

D’Orsogna, a bronze medallist in the 100m butterfly on night two has qualified fourth in 46.40secs and McEvoy sixth in 46.68.

 

While Bronte Campbell will line up in tomorrow's 50m freestyle final after qualifying third in 24.01 from tonight's semi-finals.In other finals action Doha gold medallist in the 100m backstroke Mitch Larkin finished fifth in the final of the 50m backstroke in a personal best of 23.18 in a race that saw a world record time of 22.22 to Florent Manaudou.And Sally Hunter produced a determined sixth place in the 100m breaststroke final in 1:04.82 while Ellen Fullerton finished eighth in the red-hot 200IM final at the WSC in a time of 2:09.62.

 

Australia has won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals with the prospect of adding to the medal count on the final day which will see the Australian head coach Jacco Verhaeren field teams in both the men's and women's medley relays.

Issued on behalf of Swimming Australia by
Ian Hanson| Media Manager 2014 Australian Swim Team, World Short Course Championships, Doha

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