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

Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.

This Is Me”: ”For the record, I am not gay and all my sexual experiences have been straight. I'm attracted to women, I love children and aspire to have a family one day … I know what it's like to grow up and be told what your sexuality is, then realising that it's not the full reality. I was accused of being gay before I knew who I was.

This is why relays are so important, because you can find more in yourself for someone else, than what you can ever find for yourself.

I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for.

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.

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