For Emily Seebohm the World Championships were a breakthrough after a number of heartbreaking near misses at major competitions.
The Australian was second in the 100m backstroke at both the 2012 Olympics and the 2013 World Championships.
Emily was distraught with her second place in London three years ago but sports psychology work helped release her inner champion in Kazan.
First up was victory in the 100m before she returned to take the 200m title and seal the backstroke double.
Now she has a winning mindset that she is not going to lose going into next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
“It is something I’ve got now, and I feel I can’t lose that and I’ll go back from this and train as hard as I can because we all know how much I want that Olympic gold and that will just be a fantastic result for me,” she beamed.
“I feel I have always had it in me – it’s just that I’ve never been able to push to that next level but I think after this meet it will always be remember what I could do here under all that pressure .
“It is definitely something I can take into Rio and have in my mind so I think I will definitely feel more comfortable.”
Learning to win under pressure has been a long journey for Emily but her double in Russia…
