Olympic champion McKeown out of Commonwealth Games
Five-time Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown pulls out of this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with glandular fever.
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"I was sick going into trials and I just have not got better and I am worried about pushing myself so hard that I end up with chronic fatigue."
— Kaylee McKeown , Athlete
"We all know how fierce and competitive she is - and she showed that by performing the way she did at trials."
— Rohan Taylor , Executive
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Five-time Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown pulls out of this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with glandular fever.
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