I work very hard and pick the tough events or rather they pick me more so, and it is nice to come away and be appreciated.

I am looking forward to the challenge of swimming against him.

It was feeling a bit tough out there tonight. A tough swim. It has been a big programme, and I'm happy with the results I got.

I would have been disqualified several times before if it had been enforced like this, definitely.

My body felt extremely tired, ... I've got five or
six gears in me, but I was crunching to get into second without a
clutch. It was a tough day.

It just didn't feel good or quite right, it did not feel like I got on my stroke,