Seebohm reveals two-year eating disorder struggle

The Olympic gold medallist and former backstroke world record holder told her 44,000 followers on Instagram how she’d battled with body image and weight issues arising from competitive swimming, saying she’s even been embarrassed to be in her swimsuits.The 28-year-old, who has been preparing for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, revealed how she was told that losing weight was the only way she could swim faster, which resulted in her binge eating, purging and taking laxatives.

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