Swimming: Aussie Olympic hope in hit-and-run

SYDNEY: Australian swimmer Kenrick Monk’s Olympic preparations were in turmoil with a broken elbow sustained in what, he said, was a deliberate hit-and-run incident, which threw him from his bicycle. The Commonwealth Games relay gold medallist, who also competed at the Beijing Olympics and the recent world championships in Shanghai, was left unconscious after being hit by a car in Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon. “I still feel a bit sore, but also very lucky,” said Monk, who specialises in the 200-metre freestyle and is training for the London Olympics. He claimed he was deliberately targeted, and had given a statement to police. The 23-year-old is expected to be out of the water for up to two months.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 30^th,  2011.