American Gretchen Walsh spoke after qualifying fourth for tonight’s women’s 100m butterfly semifinals.
On her first taste of Paris 2024:
“It was pretty good. The time is what it is, I just wanted to make it back and get the first race out of the way. I feel a lot better now. I know it is just a swimming meet at the end of the day, and I’m happy to leave those initial jitters in the pool.”
On chasing her own world record:
“I will be going after it. I try to view it as my best time and every time I get into the pool I want to do a personal best, so that is the time I am shooting for.
“I can do it, and I am confident that I can. I am looking forward to the semis and the finals. Everyone is like I am, really close to 54 (seconds), so that would be awesome. I love having barriers set in my mind that I can break, and I think it is a great goal. I will be happy with anything.”
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