{"id":475462,"date":"2021-06-08T17:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T00:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=475462"},"modified":"2021-06-08T17:34:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T00:34:50","slug":"kathleen-baker-reveals-twisted-ankle-fractured-bone-in-foot-still-all-in-on-olympic-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kathleen-baker-reveals-twisted-ankle-fractured-bone-in-foot-still-all-in-on-olympic-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathleen Baker Reveals Twisted Ankle & Fractured Bone in Foot, Still All In On Olympic Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former world record holder and reigning Olympic silver medalist\u00a0Kathleen Baker\u00a0<\/strong>announced Tuesday she had a freak walking accident in the beginning of May, resulting in a twisted ankle and a fractured bone in her foot. Baker insisted on social media she has been able to be in the water everyday and is focused on Trials, which begin this coming weekend in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Baker is entering her third Olympic Trials this week where she is a favorite to make her second Olympic team for Tokyo. Baker, 24, is ranked seventh nationally this season in the 100 back, the event where she won silver in Rio and previously held the world and American record<\/a>. She also has the second fastest time in the United States<\/a> this year in the 200 IM (2:10.16) in an event where she had the fastest time in the world in 2018, as well as the fifth fastest time in the 200 back (2:07.54). She won two national titles in the 200 back in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Baker made the 2016 Olympic team after her freshman year at Cal Berkeley where she won gold in the 4×100 medley relay and silver in the individual 100 backstroke. Her last meet came in late April where she swam the 200 IM at a time trial meet. The severity of Baker’s foot is not known, but she should still be a favorite to make her second Olympics for Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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