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Are you ready for some swimming?”
a volunteer by the entrance announced through a megaphone Yeah, it was good to blow the cobwebs out. It's definitely hard to back up after last night,
I got two to three hours of sleep, a short nap. Now I have to catch up on sleep and regeneration,
You can’t explain this moment until you’re on the podium watching the flag go up,
It's definitely pretty surreal. Going into tonight I really just wanted to put my best foot forward and race as hard as I could, and overall I'm pretty happy with the result,
I definitely tried to appreciate the moment as much as I could because Olympic medals don't come around too often,
We knew it was going to be a great race going in, so many great competitors in that field,
said Ledecky, rated one of the sport's all-time greats It’s always good to get a medal for Team USA,
I look up to her so much as an athlete and there’s certainly not a rivalry beyond the races. I really respect her as a person,
My legs are a bit tired, but I'm just relieved more than anything, I probably felt the expectation and pressure for this race more than anything in my life to be honest,
I'm just happy to get the result for myself and I feel so honoured to be a part of the race and be alongside legends like Katie,
I'm pretty good at handling the pressure but I've definitely felt it and Olympics is different, it's not like anything else and it's not about how fast you go,
It’s fun racing the best in the world – it gets the best out of me,
I can’t really believe that’s me to be honest,
I was saying to my mate Jack before coming to this meet, when people were saying they were really nervous,
No matter the outcome, I’m happy with it,
You can see that she is nervous but once she steps behind the blocks she has this tenacity and this grit to get through,
Campbell, an Allianz ambassador, told this masthead I know what it feels like to be an Olympic champion. It’s another thing trying to come in and defend your title, it’s a big monkey on your back and I felt that a bit this week,
Titmus said in a poolside interview with Nine’s Ellie Cole For my money, Arnie goes in as the favourite,
He’s such a creative coach and knows when to embrace us. He knows when to separate us,