Australian Olympian Iona Anderson will miss next month’s World Championship Trials while managing a back injury. That rules the 19-year-old out of the World Championships, as the Trials are Australia’s only selection event for Singapore.
The Trials will be held June 9-14 in Adelaide.
Australia released the entry lists for Trials this week, and Anderson’s was the notable absence.
She won silver on the women’s 400 medley relay (prelims) and bronze in the mixed 400 medley relay (prelims) at the Paris Olympic Games. She also finished 5th individually in the 100 back, where she was the youngest finalist by three-and-a-half years (Regan Smith was next-youngest).
The 19-year-old is Australia’s backstroke understudy to Olympic Champion Kaylee McKeown.
Anderson last raced at the Victorian Open Championships in February, where she swam 28.10 in the 50 back, 1:00.50 in the 100 back, and 2:13.22 in the 200 back.
There is no timeline for Anderson’s return.
She is one of at least two Australian Olympians who will miss this summer’s festivities with injuries: breaststroker Sam Williamson will miss the meet after suffering a gruesome knee injury while doing warmup box jumps.
Was training in Stirling with ex coach Ben Higson during the Stockholm competition.
Real pitty she won’t attend Singapore.
Rather have some missing this year and then building back up to top form in LA via Comm Games & 27 Worlds.
Not that it matters now but she has competed since the Vic Open. She went 27.5 and 59.8 at the Stockholm Open in April
The blows just keep coming. At least its early in the quad I guess.
Hopefully Henry’s just focusing on WJCs and isn’t also injured.