Paris Olympics 2024 News: American Swimmer Heavily Injured Ahead of Doha World Championships

Lilly King and Simone Manuel are already up for their Olympic preparation for a swimming berth. Both these veterans have had their Olympic swimming orbic medals in many events and throughout the years. Still, the duo has appeared for yet another contention, keeping aside the arguments of raging age or dissipating forms. However, one of their relay mates from the 2016 Rio Olympics was vying for an Olympic return as well. Although recent proceedings didn’t fall on her side. 

In a recent update, the 26-year-old swimmer let her injury news slip among her fans. On the brink of the US swimming trial for Paris, the news seemed to be gloomy. 

Kathleen Baker’s Olympics return is at stake 

This time the much-celebrated Lucas Oil Stadium will host the swimming trial for an Olympic berth on June 15-23. That almost sent a tremor among the swimmers, who were already opting to see themselves in Paris. Moreover, the Doha World Aquatics Championship is already one week away. So the swimmers who wanted to test their competitive prowess are already on their hasty schedule. But in this hay-time, the 2016 Olympics champion Kathleen Baker broke her injury news on social media. On her Instagram, Baker wrote, “Welp our California trip took an unexpected turn. Unfortunately I re-herniated a disc and compressed a nerve. Instead of being here for 4 days, I’m now here for to 2 weeks (or until I can physically make it home 😅) at least I’ve gotten to be around my best friends and caretakers ever”

However, the tryst with injury is nothing new for the 2017 world champion. In 2021, she already had her foot injury before the trial. But the brave heart swimmer had decided to participate in the swimming trial despite the injury scare. Moreover, Baker’s swimming love also fell in the same genre where she had continued to ignore her lifelong disease. 

The braveheart continues to rule the pools 

In her early childhood, doctors diagnosed Kathleen Baker with Crohn’s disease. The chronic stomach pain because of that had made her piled. However, the swimmer didn’t bow before the disease and continued with her love affair in the swimming pool. The regular intake of medication or improbable fatigue became Kathleen’s part and parcel of life when she won multiple medals in the Rio Olympics. 

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Even she remained on top of her performance habit till the recent time. So when the 26-year-old received her Hall of Fame title last year from her native place, North Carolina, her fans were elated. Now the injury news fell disproportionately. 

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