Abi started swimming competitively when she was 9, and quickly started breaking records. The injury took her out of the pool for months while she wore a knee brace and underwent ‘‘intensive physio’’. Abi said it took her months to regain confidence, but she had lost her passion for swimming. ‘‘I think it was just because it [the injury] took such a toll on me ... and I just didn’t have much of a drive to continue to be competitive. This year, she was named the junior student of the year at her club, the Threshold Taekwon-Do School.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 18, 2019 21:33 UTC