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Steve Larkin

Olympic gold medallist Chelsea Hodges quits swimming

Injuries have forced Olympic gold medallist Chelsea Hodges to quit swimming just two months before the Paris Games.

Hodges, a breaststroker who was part of Australia's gold-medal winning 4x100m medley relay team at the Tokyo Olympics, has been battling ongoing hip injuries.

"It's with a very heavy heart I announce my retirement from competitive swimming," the 22-year-old posted on Instagram.

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