MITCH Falvey has been satisfied with the way James Magnussen has overcome the disappointment of missing out on an individual spot at Rio.
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And now he’s been notified of his position in the Australian relay team.
“The most pleasing thing as a coach is seeing him get on with the job at hand,” he said.
“What’s happened has happened so as a coach it’s good to see his mental toughness.”
Magnussen made up for the disappointment he felt at the national titles in Adelaide when he beat Kyle Chalmers in Santa Clara earlier this week.
He touched the wall first in a time of 48.9 seconds in the 100-metre freestyle final.
“It’s just good to win again,” the coach said.
Falvey admitted the disappointment of not featuring in an individual event at Rio wouldn’t sink in for Magnussen until he is over there.
“He’ll be more disappointed when the events are being swum and he’s not in them, but he’s got a job to do in the relay now,” he said.
“I believe they’ve got a good relay team and they’ll see it as a bit of redemption from 2012 so it’s good for James to be going to his second Olympics.”
Australia will take a team of five for the relay with Magnussen joining Cam McEvoy, James Roberts, Matt Abood and Chalmers.
The signs of improvement for Magnussen are there.
He swam a quicker time in Japan in the 100-metre freestyle heats three weeks before Santa Clara in a time of 48.5 seconds.
“It was fractionally quicker than what he swam at the nationals,” Falvey said.
“He’s getting more confident with the shoulder and I’m pleased with where he’s at.”
