Swimming took up so much of my faculties, and for so long, I was willing to give it everything.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
Swimming is a life-saving skill, so just the fact that the sport that I love can give so much back to other people - and inspire them to join something that they never thought they could do or go after their dreams - is something that is really special to me.
After my cancer diagnosis, I really took my swimming to a new level.
It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.
It felt good to actually have a decent swim.
I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.
I could float in the pool for hours, just letting the water carry me.
Swimming is my passion and something that I love.
I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go.