I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.

When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done ... to beat myself, basically. People find that hard to believe because we've had such a bias to always strive to win things. If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work hard for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from.

I've missed out on a huge goal but the desire is still there.

Part of me didn't know if Australia wanted its champion to be gay.

I thought I could, and thought I would, swim a lot quicker - much quicker.

People ask me 'what was going through your mind in the race?' and I don't know. I try and ...let my body do what it knows

Remember to do the things you enjoy away from swimming, regularly.