Larkin may add medley to Coast mix
MITCH Larkin is toying with the idea of adding the individual medley to his Commonwealth Games trials program in a bid to maintain the hunger that will fuel his Olympic redemption.
Larkin won the 400m IM at the Queensland titles on Sun- day, beating medley specialists including Commonwealth Games representative Jared Gilliland and Olympian Travis Mahoney on his way to collecting gold in 4min 20.45sec.
A dual backstroke world champion, Larkin is enjoying the challenge of the medley and while he may add it to his program for the Games trials on the Gold Coast next February, he will not let it take away his focus from his pet events.
“As for whether I’ll swim it at trials and Commonwealth Games, I’m not quite sure yet,” Larkin said. “I’ve got that day possibly free (on the program).
“It’d be nice to represent Australia in that event and at a home Commonwealth Games.
“The more swims you can get, absolutely the better.
“I’ve kept my mind open and if I’m happy with where things are, I’ll swim it at trials and we’ll look to see if I can qualify. But to solely focus on it, no, I want to get my backstroke back to world class and I’d love to do that on the Gold Coast.”