ORANGE swimmer Craig Morgan is no stranger to donning green and gold, and said he can’t wait to get another chance to do so at the 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships in America later this month.
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Morgan has represented Australia at three Deaflympics, and will fly out with his Australian teammates on Wednesday, August 12 to compete in his second World Championships in San Antonio, Texas.
The 26-year-old said considering he’s only been back in serious training for the last five months, his rapid rise back to the top has been nigh on unbelievable.
“I started training with my new coach Peter Archer five months ago, he’s really good. There’s no pressure from him and I’ve got my passion and motivation back, which is really important,” Morgan said.
“I’ve got a lot of swims [at the World Championships]. I’ll be swimming in seven individual events and at least three relays, but it could be five relays. So up to 12 swims. Australia is sending a couple of relay teams, men’s and mixed, for the first time in 10 years too.
“I didn’t do very well last time (at the world championships), so I want to this time. I really just want to make a final in a couple of swims, any medals would be a bonus.
“I’d just like to do my best, and have fun.”
Morgan has given himself every chance to do well, and if his recent form is anything to go on, he will.
Morgan is coming off one of the most successful periods in his swimming career, and has broken a plethora of national S15 classification records at recent meets.
He was also crowned the new ACT champion in the 50 metre butterfly at last weekend’s ACT Short Course Championships at the Australian Institute of Sport.
“It was amazing, I swum pretty well. I was so stoked,” he explained.
“I didn’t expect to do so well. I’ve actually broken seven different deaf Australian records in the last month at three different meets.
“I never thought I’d do something liket that, especially not on only five months’ training.”
Along with a plethora of medals, Morgan set new records in a number of events at the Ginninderra Swim Club meet, and did the same two weeks earlier at the NSW Country Short Course Championships, and the ACT Short Course Championships.
The 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships kicks off on Monday, August 17 and runs through until Saturday, August 22.
