I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time.

I'm not homophobic at all and I have a lot of gay friends.

I think for most people it's hard to understand what it is about swimming - I mean, it's such a solo endeavour.

Swimming is one of the hardest sports.

I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time.

I think for me I've always loved being in the water and I love training and I love being at the pool so you know it's not a chore for me to go training, but come race day I would never just train to train - I train to race.

Whenever you get a sharp pain, you need to back it off.