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Aussie superstar Kaylee McKeown hard launches new relationship with former AFL player Declan Watson
Australian superstar swimmer Kaylee McKeown and former AFL player Declan Watson have gone public with their budding relationship. McKeown, who won another two world titles in Singapore earlier this month, is enjoying a well-deserved break after the world championships. She shared a series of photos of her trip to Uluru, including two snaps with new boyfriend Watson. It's unclear how long the pair have been together but it's the first time they have posted each other on social media. McKeown was previously in a relationship with fellow Aussie swimmer Brendan Smith. They were together for about four years but split up earlier this year. Despite the split, the 24-year-old continued her domination in the backstroke at the world championships. She won the 100m and 200m events, adding to her Olympic gold medals in the same events. And she did it just weeks after suffering a dislocated shoulder. 'I have got a really flexible stroke and it's my benefit when I swim my backstrokes,' she said. 'But sometimes it can cause me to dislocate my shoulder. 'It's been quite irritated but I have got a good medical team and physiotherapists to help me get through. 'I'm really really proud. It's a little bit emotional.' McKeown now has a staggering five Olympic gold and six world championship gold medals, as well as four Commonwealth Games gold medals to undoubtedly be one Australia's best ever swimmers. Watson had a brief AFL career at North Melbourne but never played a game due to a series of injuries. Taken with pick No.34 in the 2016 draft, Watson impressed in the VFL during his first season but suffered an ACL injury in 2017. Another knee injury in 2019 ultimately ended his AFL career with the Kangaroos delisting him at the end of that season. He has since returned home to Brisbane where he works as a lawyer.
News.com.au
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‘Like a goldfish': Ben Cousins' shocking concussion reveal
Ben Cousins has made a startling admission regarding one concussion he received while playing for Richmond. The former West Coast Eagles skipper was sacked by the club in 2007 after he was arrested for drug possession and handed a 12-month suspension by the AFL. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. He returned to the AFL after signing with the Tigers ahead of the 2009 season. It was in one of his first games with his new club when the shock concussion occurred. The incident left the 2005 Brownlow Medal winner with no recollection of what had taken place over the last three years. 'I had a concussion. This happened not long after I arrived at Richmond,' he said on Mix94.5's Pete & Kymba with Ben Cousins show. 'It was one of the first games that I played, it was a pre-season game, and I came off halfway through the first quarter, (I) don't remember getting hit or knocked at all. 'I sat on the bench and had no memory whatsoever of the previous two or three years, and I was like a goldfish … every 30 seconds to a minute, I would have no memory of the conversation that I just had, and kept going, 'why am I playing for Richmond? What's happened?'. '(Richmond) go, you know, we picked you up over the summer. (I asked) 'why aren't I playing for West Coast?' No memory.' Cousins also revealed that those within the club had attempted to fill him in on the blanks, which included being told his good friend Chris Mainwaring had died. 'Even after the game, I was still just going around in circles. People were trying to fill me in about the blanks, they said, you know, you've been sacked from West Coast, you went to rehab … even someone said, you know, Chris Mainwaring had passed. 'That was like being told for the first time, (I was) so emotional, in tears, crying.' Mainwaring died in October, 2007 from a drug overdose. An investigation by the Western Australia state coroner he had died from a cocaine-caused seizure. The horror concussion confession from Cousins comes after he announced he would be pulling the boots back on. Fifteen years after his retirement, the premiership star will line-up alongside several greats of the game in the reborn EJ Whitten Legends Game at Marvel Stadium. Cousins will join a growing list of former champions, including Cyril Rioli, Gary Ablett Jr, Luke Hodge and Nick Riewoldt. He will partner 2006 premiership teammate Andrew Embley in the All Stars side, while 2018 West Coast premiership captain Luke Shuey is locked in to line up for the Victorian team. Organisers have managed to lure the reclusive Rioli into playing, with his Hawthorn premiership teammate Shane Crawford coaching the All Stars team.
Courier-Mail
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Kaylee McKeown hard launches new relationship with ex-AFL player Declan Watson, swimming latest news
Don't miss out on the headlines from Swimming. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia's Olympic golden girl Kaylee McKeown has publicly revealed her new partner – former North Melbourne AFL-listed-player-turned-lawyer Declan Watson – just a week after her stunning world championships performance in Singapore. McKeown is undoubtedly one of Australia's biggest Olympic stars, the first Aussie in history to win back-to-back 100m-200m swimming titles following her incredible performances in Paris last year. Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. But behind the golden glow McKeown suffered heartache, with a split from her long term boyfriend and fellow Dolphins swimmer Brendan Smith. McKeown and Smith had dated for about four years, both having set up base on the Gold Coast in the lead up to the Paris Olympics training under Michael Bohl. But since the split, and with Bohl relocating to China, McKeown has left the Gold Coast and relocated back home to the Sunshine Coast with her family to continue her swimming career. Swim star Kaylee McKeown has publicly revealed her new partner Declan Watson. Picture: Instagram McKeown with her new beau at Uluru. Picture: Instagram However the 24-year-old has clearly moved on with life, winning double backstroke gold again in Singapore and then returning home for a well-deserved holiday with her new man posting some stunning photos of their holiday to Uluru. Watson too posted photos of McKeown on his Instagram page – making the duo Insta-official. × The 26-year-old was drafted by North Melbourne with pick No.34 in the 2016 draft but after back-to-back ACL injuries the key defender never played a game for the Kangaroos and was de-listed in 2019. He has since returned home to Brisbane where he now works as a lawyer. 'Declan showed some great potential but unfortunately was set back with injury,' North VFL coach David Loader said at the time. 'He was a great contributor to our group and we certainly wish him all the best for the future.'
