I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

There is water in every lane, so it is OK.

I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that a lot of things can be thrown at me, but it's about how much I am prepared to let them affect me

For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in

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

I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.

The only thing is I am a little bit ashamed of is I didn't come out earlier, that I didn't have the strength to do it, the courage to break that lie. But everyone goes on their own path to do this, and I don't want the struggle to be so hard for other people.