BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk admitted he broke his elbow by falling off a skateboard and was not involved in a deliberate hit-and-run accident as he had earlier told police.
Swimming Australia said in a statement Saturday that “the 23-year-old actually broke his elbow in two places falling off a skateboard with no other vehicle involved.”
Kevin Neil, chief executive officer of Swimming Australia, said “the entire matter is regrettable and we will be making no further comment until the full details of the incident are known.”
Monk, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and 200-meter freestyle specialist, had told police that a driver deliberately struck him Wednesday.
