Funkita F-Teamers Taylor McKeown and Leah Neale both competed at their debut Olympics in Rio. The Queenslanders not olny train together, but both came home with Olympic silver medals!

Taylor McKeown: Silver 4 x 100m individual medley relay

Queenslanders and Olympic medallists Taylor McKeown and Leah Neale took time out of their training schedules to model our new Break Out collection as they reflect on what was a significant year for both.

For 21-year-old Taylor, Rio was her debut Olympic Games and she helped the Australian team secure a silver medal in the 4 x 100m individual medley, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Denmark.

However she revealed that standing on the podium with her teammates after the victory was bittersweet. The competitive Queenslander was happy for teammates Emily Seebohm, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell, but felt she could have done better than her 1:07.05 split.

"Everyone expects Olympic athletes to be the happiest they've ever been once they stand on the podium, however I was not. I felt angry at my performance and was personally disappointed," Taylor reveals.

In her individual events, Taylor placed 5th in the 200m breaststroke final, swimming a time of 2:22.43 which was outside her personal best of 2:21.45. She qualified for the 100m breaststroke after swimming 1:06.68 at the Australian Open Championships in April. In Rio, her 1:07.12 swim in the semi-final wasn't enough to qualify for the final. For Taylor, PBs are more important than winning medals.

"Being at the Olympics is not about winning or losing, it's about doing your best and translating your training efforts into your races," she says.

Leah Neale: Silver 4 x 200m freestyle relay

Leah Neale's goal for the Rio Olympics was to swim well enough in the heat of the 4 x 200m freestyle relay to earn herself a spot in the final team - not only did she achieve that, but she brought home a silver medal as well.

Leah led the Australian team out in the heat and swam a blistering time of 1:57.06 - 1.06 seconds faster than her 1:58.12 swim at the Australian Open Championships in April.

Her performance in the heat was enough to secure her selection for the final team when she again swam first. Her 1:57.95 split got the Aussies off to a strong start as they she ultimately bagged a silver medal in her debut Olympic games alongside Emma McKeon, Bronte Barratt and Tamsin Cook.

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