Cam McEvoy's touching tribute to wife after gold following tough family move
And the 31-year-old had to make the tough call and leave his family not long after to get on the plane and travel to Singapore in preparation for his 50m freestyle event. And to make it all worth it after leaving his son and wife, McEvoy won gold at the Swimming World Championships as the oldest male Aussie to ever do so.
And in a touching moment, McEvoy quickly paid tribute to his wife having taken on the role of supporting their young family while he chased his dream. "Shoutout to (wife) Maddi at home, I couldn't be here without her; shoutout to Hartley, my three-week-old son," he said.
"I'm going straight to the newborn trenches. I'll start to do the night routines, help Maddi, and just enjoy the bubble, really. It sounds cliche, but win or lose, I'm going home a winner. It has given me a new light on the sport, on life, something new to navigate. And I'll see where it takes me in the future."
McEvoy defended his 50m title from the Paris Olympics recording 21.14 to take first place. McEvoy admitted he wasn't sure when he would return to swimming as he takes on father duties, but it wasn't the end of his career just yet.
"But I'm not stopping," McEvoy said. "Imagine telling myself in 2022 this is where I'd be - you couldn't write a script like that. The dream lives on, right? My story just goes for a while." In a lovely moment after his gold, McEvoy posted a photo of his three week old son and wife watching his race back in Australia.
McEvoy was on the verge of quitting swimming back in 2022. Although he soldiered on and decided to change his methods and training to keep his dream alive. And he has now gone back-to-back winning Olympic and world titles gold in the 50m freestyle.
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Kaylee McKeown doubles down on gold
McEvoy got the night off to a great start and backstroke sensation Kaylee McKeown doubled down. McKeown became arguably the greatest women's backstroker of all time having won the 200m event. McKeown touched in at 2:03.33 to record a championship record and beat rival Regan Smith.
"I wasn't feeling too great heading in, a bit of illness and stuff going around, dealing with a bit of a shoulder (injury)," McKeown said. "I dug really deep." McKeown completed the 100-200m double at the Swimming World Championships and, like McEvoy, won gold in her favourite events at the Paris Olympics and now in Singapore.
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