Goodburn, who won the British one-length title in 2023, was given a huge ovation from the crowd at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh before taking to the water for victory in 28.13 ahead of Alex Meijer and Rafe Dobson.<\/p>\n
“We said just now it’s about racing the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about racing the race for me tonight. I’m here to just kind of enjoy myself at the moment.<\/p>\n
“Addressing the elephant in the room, I\u2019m now about six weeks post-surgery, so to get in the pool and perform a consistent race twice over, not too bad and so I’m happy with that today.<\/p>\n
“A lot of mistakes but my head’s a busy place at the moment so we’ll take it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Talking about the support he has received, the 23-year-old added:<\/p>\n
“I mean you talk about teammates and friends but I think we described it as a family and it really has been.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been completely overwhelmed by supportive messages, it’s been brilliant, so thanks to everyone.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n