Tracey Menzies is an Australian swimming coach, most known for coaching five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe, Australia's most successful Olympian, from late 2002 until his retirement in 2006... (wikipedia)
I have great faith in both my athletes and I'd just like to complement them on how they have handed themselves recently.
If it was ongoing past the end of this week then I think it might be a bit of a problem.
He's been pretty crook (sick). Any time out of the water is not good but especially when the problem is viral, where you have got to worry about how much it takes out of the body...he's just had no energy.
He's been pretty crook. Any time out of the water is not good but especially when the problem is viral, where you have got to worry about how much it takes out of the body.
It is difficult when you have not done the work and you know you are not as fit as you would like to be.
You play it day-by-day and at the moment. He will make the decision that is best for the team and for himself.
It was a really hard decision for me -- it wasn't something that was easy -- but Thomas has been a little bit sick and I have to look after him first.