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Cody Simpson has given a bizarre explanation for why he can't fail in his push to make the Paris Olympics and realise a lifelong sporting dream.
An intense three-month block of training will come down to the Olympic trials in June - and Simpson is lagging behind his competition by an entire second.
That was the metric delivered at the Australian swimming championships on the Gold Coast last weekend where Simpson finished fourth in his pet event, the 100m butterfly.
The 24-year-old partner of Australian superfish Emma McKeon sacrificed a successful music career to push for his Olympic dream and has just over a month to find the crucial gains needed to get on the plane to Paris.
If he fails to make the 100m butterfly, he could still qualify for the Australian relay side.
Simpson finished fourth at the recent Australian swimming championships and will need to find an extra second before the Olympics trials in June to qualify
Simpson and his partner Emma McKeon are the hottest names in Australian swimming
But whatever may transpire, Simpson is remaining zen on his chances and insists he will walk away satisfied even if he fails to make the Paris Olympics.
'In a sense I really can't fail, because I either succeed, or I don't,
