While he was able to swim the 400m and 800m to qualify for the Paris Games, he withdrew from the 1,500m freestyle. At the time, Swimming Australia coach Damien Jones said Short had done enough to ...
Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. It’s a tale filled with agony, ecstasy, absurdity, fear, hope, despair, joy, connection and love. Lots and lots of love.