Kaylee McKeown, the 24-year-old Australian Olympic champion, has withdrawn from this year’s Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games due to medical issues. She has been struggling with fatigue, shortness of breath, and a loss of appetite for several months.

Medical Issues

McKeown said she thought she had the flu a few months ago, but it turned out to be her body fighting glandular fever. She was sick going into trials and has not gotten better, worrying about pushing herself too hard and ending up with chronic fatigue.

McKeown has won a record 10 individual backstroke titles across the Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the 100-metre and 200m backstroke and holds the world record in the long-course 50m backstroke, and the long-course and short-course 200m backstroke.

In a separate Instagram post, McKeown said she wants to focus on her recovery and be ready for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Pan Pacific championships will run from August 12 to 15 in Irvine, California, and the Commonwealth Games will begin in Glasgow from July 23 and run through August 2.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.