Northern Rivers local Jacqueline Freney says she’s over moon about earning Australia’s first Gold.
The 20-year-old Skennars Head athlete took to the one hundred metres backstroke final this morning, shaving two seconds off her personal best – clocking 1 minute and 22 seconds.
Freney exceeded her own expectations going into the race.
“And I’m really proud of my achievements. I went in to the final knowing that I could pull out a good time but I didn’t really expect a gold medal at all.”
She’ll compete in five other events and will next take on the 50-metre butterfly tomorrow morning at about three o’ clock.
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