The anxiety of athletes and their loved ones, milling around amongst the eucalyptus trees outside the venue, permeates in through the gates, down the grandstands' multicoloured seats and onto the pool deck, where swimmers seek final reassurance from their coaches during warm-ups in crowded competition lanes.Amongst Australia's deepest-ever pool of talent, just two swimmers in each event will book their spot on the plane to Paris.For the rest: Disappointment. Heartbreak.
That was despite recording a 4:01.57 — comfortably under the qualifying time and over five seconds faster than the next-quickest qualifier, Lani Pallister. ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.For McKeon, though, that nervous energy is the fuel she needs to perform."If I wasn't nervous I dunno why I would be here, I wouldn't care. It shows me that I care, it shows me that I'm ready and gets that adrenaline going for me.
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