Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat... I just feel really happy in the water.
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I can't swim and I'm terrified of drowning, but I still love being by water - just not in it.
It's always great to see young swimmers and their excitement and the joy that they have in the water.
I love to swim, and I love being near water.
I just always really wanted to swim. It was always a family thing: dad obviously swam, and my sister did, too. And mum used to come along to meets. They had to drag me out of the pool - so there was never any pressure on me to swim. It was just something I loved doing.
If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
I love the water; I love to swim.
It felt good to actually have a decent swim.
I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great dive spots all over the globe - although I would spend most of my time crying because I was often too scared to go into the water. But once I was in the water, I loved it.
I actually love swimming but I just hate jumping in the water.
Born on an island, I could swim before I could walk, thrown many times into swimming pools and warm transparent Caribbean waters: sink or swim, that was my first lesson. While I'm not a natural athlete, I'm still a strong swimmer and feel a great affinity with the sea.
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