Team Fiji swimmer Anahira McCutcheon [Source: Team Fiji/Facebook]

Team Fiji swimmer Anahira McCutcheon concluded her Paris Olympics campaign finishing 5th in heat six of the women’s 50m freestyle.

Competing against 79 swimmers for a place in the top 16 and a spot in the semi-finals, the 14-year-old posted a time of 26.88 seconds.

The 14-year-old swimmer says she could have performed better but was hindered by nervousness.

“My race was definitely not great, I’m not very happy with it but hopefully I’ll be able to build up and at the next competition I will be able to get a personal best.”

McCutcheon adds overthinking the race negatively impacted her efforts to achieve a personal best time.

The current Olympic record for the 50m freestyle is held by Australian swimmer Emma McKeon, with a time of 23.81 seconds.