Olympic swimming bronze medalist Sarah Wellbrock is retiring from the game a yr earlier than the Paris Games due to longstanding well being points, she mentioned Wednesday. The German swimmer received her medal within the 1,500-meter freestyle as Sarah Köhler on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in a race received by Katie Ledecky. Wellbrock was in second place earlier than being overtaken for the silver medal by American swimmer Erica Sullivan close to the tip.

‘The sport of swimming was a part of me for nearly my complete life and decided my day by day schedule for the final 18 years,’ Wellbrock wrote in a farewell put up on Instagram. ‘But for greater than two years my physique has now not been capable of put up with the pressure. I gave every little thing for an Olympic medal and I used to be rewarded however now, for my very own good, I’ve to attract a line.’

The 28-year-old Wellbrock, whose medal in Tokyo was the primary for Germany within the pool since 2008, mentioned she shed ‘numerous tears’ earlier than making her determination to retire. Wellbrock was additionally European champion within the 800 in 2017 and a world champion within the open water combined relay in 2019.

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