{
  "id": 20072880,
  "title": "Swimming stars tipped for big 2027 despite illness, injury hiccups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/swimming-stars-tipped-for-big-2027-despite-illness-injury-hiccups",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T23:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-15/swim-gp-absentees-will-be-back-for-la28/107387120"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian swimming stars Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O Callaghan and Kyle Chalmers, who have collectively won 11 Olympic gold medals, are expected to be fit for the 2027 World Championships despite illness and injury challenges. McKeown returned to competition at the inaugural Swim GP in Melbourne following glandular fever, while Chalmers is dealing with ongoing back issues. O Callaghan withdrew from the event due to a skin infection. Australian head coach Rohan Taylor believes that the athletes' talent will remain unaffected by these obstacles and emphasizes the importance of getting them healthy and fit before the upcoming Los Angeles Games. McKeown's swift recovery at the Swim GP suggests that she is on track to compete at the world championships and the 2028 Olympics.",
  "summary": "Olympic swimming gold medallists Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O'Callaghan and Kyle Chalmers have had their struggles, two years out from the LA Games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}