Tokyo Olympics 2021: Swimmer David Morgan left shattered after Tokyo horror show

Devastated Aussie swimmer David Morgan said he felt as though he had dropped dead after finishing a distant last in his Tokyo debut. 

Aussie swimmer David Morgan was left shattered after finishing last in his event.

Devastated Aussie swimmer David Morgan said he felt as though he had dropped dead after finishing a distant last in his first appearance at the Tokyo Olympics.

A bronze medallist in the medley relay at Rio in 2016, the highly experienced Morgan was at a loss to explain his finish to the 200m butterfly heats when he struggled home in 2:00.27, to finish 37th.

That was nearly five seconds slower than his time at last month’s Australian trials and he admitted he had no idea what happened.

“I just died – I’m bitterly disappointed with that,” he said.

“You don’t come to an Olympic Games and swim that slowly. I’ve got to figure out why that went so bad.

“I’m not really too sure, I’ll have to look at it again.

“I’ll bounce back – you get knocked down, you get back up again.”

Aussie swimmer David Morgan was left shattered after finishing last in his event.

Matt Temple, who won a bronze medal as part of the Australian 4x100m freestyle relay earlier in the day, also missed out on the 200m butterfly semis after he qualified 18th overall in a time of 1:56.25, with only the top 16 advancing to the next round.

“I ideally would have liked to make the final but things don’t always go to plan,” Temple said.

“I tried to race it similar to how I raced in the trials. I’d like to see my splits on that one.

“I might have been a bit slower out than I would like to have been. It’s a learning opportunity.”

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