[teejers1]

Ugh, that sounds awful. I hope she can take a well-deserved break soon.

I hope Simone Manuel qualifies in the 50 Free and can't take a break for 6 weeks or so.

Being out 3 weeks in April would be a bigger effect on the longer races, but shouldn't be too bad an effect on a 100 and less on a 50.  However, she complains about not having speed.

"Overtraining syndrome" sounds like a diagnosis one gets when they can't find a physical problem, so the best guess is something that can't be tested.  I'm not saying she doesn't have a physical problem.  We've all heard of people that go through diagnosis after diagnosis as they search to find a doctor that can figure it out.  (And I'm not suggesting that the doctors are not good, just that the human body sometimes manifests symptoms in unexpected ways.  I don't know if she had COVID, but it has been blamed for a number of strange symptoms.)

From the article, and from her facial reaction to not making the 100 final, it seems she still wants to swim & do well.  I wish her well and hope that she is able to come back in 3 years for 2024.

Covid . . . again?  C'mon now.

[teejers1]

Ugh, that sounds awful. I hope she can take a well-deserved break soon.

I hope Simone Manuel qualifies in the 50 Free and can't take a break for 6 weeks or so.

Being out 3 weeks in April would be a bigger effect on the longer races, but shouldn't be too bad an effect on a 100 and less on a 50.  However, she complains about not having speed.

"Overtraining syndrome" sounds like a diagnosis one gets when they can't find a physical problem, so the best guess is something that can't be tested.  I'm not saying she doesn't have a physical problem.  We've all heard of people that go through diagnosis after diagnosis as they search to find a doctor that can figure it out.  (And I'm not suggesting that the doctors are not good, just that the human body sometimes manifests symptoms in unexpected ways.  I don't know if she had COVID, but it has been blamed for a number of strange symptoms.)

From the article, and from her facial reaction to not making the 100 final, it seems she still wants to swim & do well.  I wish her well and hope that she is able to come back in 3 years for 2024.

Covid . . . again?  C'mon now.