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

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.

Im pleased to say that in telling them, and especially my parents, they told me that they love me and they support me. And for young people out there, know that thats usually what the answer is.

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

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.

Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's?

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