{"id":368848,"date":"2024-02-19T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=368848"},"modified":"2024-02-19T03:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:02:27","slug":"iconic-bakery-treat-fuelling-aussies-paris-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=368848","title":{"rendered":"Iconic bakery treat fuelling Aussie's Paris dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freshly minted Australian swimming<\/a> world champion Sam Williamson is hoping a diet fuelled by hot cross buns can boost him towards an Olympic<\/a> debut in Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Williamson\ufeff won gold and broke the Australian record in the men's 50m breaststroke<\/a> at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha last week, clocking 26.32 seconds.<\/p>\n

If the Melbourne\ufeff sprinter is to make his Olympic debut in the French capital, he will have to aim for a longer event, given the only Olympic breaststroke distances are the 100m and 200m.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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He's keen to land back in Melbourne to continue his build for the\ufeff Australian Swimming Trials, taking place in Brisbane in June, but also to bake some Easter treats.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffEaster's just around the corner, so there'll be a few hot cross buns coming out of the oven when I get home," Williamson told Wide World of Sports from Doha.<\/p>\n

"I've always had a passion\ufeff for cooking and baking. Some of my earliest memories with mum were in the kitchen baking cakes, or baking scones with nan. I've always enjoyed spending time in the kitchen and I think it's something I'm going to enjoy for a long time."<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

Williamson also enjoys cooking a cheesy bowl of pasta.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Carbs are the workhorse of swimming," the 26-year-old said.<\/p>\n

He's already thinking about his post-swimming career.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"I've always loved the idea of opening up a little pasta and wine bar. I think that'd be quite a lot of fun\ufeff, just bringing people together and enjoying the seasonal produce that Melbourne has to offer."<\/p>\n

Williamson fell short of the medals in the men's 100m breaststroke at the world titles, finishing fourth, but his time of 59.21 was well within the Olympic qualifying time of 59.49. Swimming Australia has its own stricter Olympic qualifying times for most events, but the time for the men's 100m breaststroke is identical.<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

The two Australians most likely to qualify for the Olympics in the men's 100m breaststroke are\ufeff Williamson and Brisbane's Zac Stubblety-Cook, a 200m breaststroke Olympic and world champion.<\/p>\n

Another option for Williamson is to head to Paris as a medley swimmer, in the men's or mixed 4x100m medley.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"\ufeffTo realise that dream would be incredible and I would love nothing more than to be able to step up on the blocks and have the rings behind me," Williamson said.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffEveryone can comfortably say they're in a pretty good spot to make an Olympic team, but it's an Olympic year, the excitement's there, the energy's there, the pressure's there.<\/p>\n

"It's just about what I do between now and the trials at the end of June. Hopefully I can separate myself from the rest."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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