Video / PhotosportAussie swim star Maddie Groves has announced she is giving up her social media accounts just hours after her bombshell withdrawal from the Australian Olympic swimming trials. On Thursday morning, Groves followed her Instagram post with a tweet that took aim at those responsible for her boycott. Groves received support from multiple Australian athletes on social media, including Paralympian Monique Murphy, Olympic diver Brittany O'Brien and Olympic silver medallist Taylor McKeown. Groves had been due to compete at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide from this Saturday in a bid to earn a place at her second Olympic Games. In her first Instagram post, Groves said she would continue to race at other competitions "later in the year".

Source: New Zealand Herald June 10, 2021 20:37 UTC