I was being singled out as the best in the class at this, that and the other, nearly always to do with art. And then I was a very good swimmer from a very early age, and once again the best in the class, and when I was about five or six, I was the best in the school.
I can’t play soccer, and I’m not a great swimmer. I won’t drown, but you won’t see me doing laps in a pool.
I grew up as a swimmer, speaking of sports; I spent a lot of time before school and after school swimming.
In 2000, I got stuck in the sea off Cyprus after I fell off a boat. I was out there for over an hour. I am not a strong swimmer, but adrenaline kicked in, and I swam back.
I always tell people, I’m a better swimmer because I’m a mom and a better mom because I’m swimmer.
I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn’t us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn’t going to be so good on the bike and the run.
I believe now that I’ve cemented my spot as the best swimmer in the world, and I can’t describe how proud that makes me. I just want to keep working hard and hopefully just inspire more youngsters to keep swimming and encourage South Africans to become a winning nation.
Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body.
I resisted Twitter for a long time. To me, it was synonymous with networking, which in my mind means unceasing self-promotion and superficial small-talk with strangers. A little like wading into a river with a raging current – and I’m a terrible swimmer.
I think ninjas are probably quieter than SEALs, but we are better swimmers, and also better with guns and blowing things up.
Being on the podium, of course, is enjoyable, but the majority of what – not just myself, not just swimmers, I think the majority of all athletes – it’s not necessarily fun, the core of the whole process.
The best swimmers are the ones that almost don’t try the most… It’s just about relaxing and enjoying it.
People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn’t quite place it, but a runner, or swimmer or something.
I want to run a marathon in the immediate future. In the future future, I want to do ironmans. I cycle long distances. The only thing I have to work on is the swimming. I’m a good swimmer, but I’ve never done long distances like that.
I am a passionate swimmer and scuba-diver.
People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They’d introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn’t want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
I realise every swimmer has a shelf life. No, I haven’t given any thought to when I will retire, but I also know I won’t be able to swim forever.
Ive met people of all abilities and all ages. The groups are split accordingly; advanced groups are made up of swimmers keen on longer distances, intermediates who use swimming as part of their exercise routine, while many of the beginners havent even tried front crawl before.
I’m not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.
Swimmers do not get a lot of telly time so you are not dealing with a lot of egos.
I’m not a highly outgoing person. I’m pretty guarded when you first meet me. But being in a Speedo for my entire life growing up, because I was a swimmer, and being naked in front of people now, doesn’t really bother me.
I remember seeing a story on Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte doing strongman workouts. That was awesome.
I’m not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.
Oh, I can’t play soccer, and I’m not a great swimmer. I won’t drown, but you won’t see me doing laps in a pool.
As a swimmer I know how important it is to be fit, healthy and eat well.
While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.
I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
Because I was a champion swimmer in Canada, they’re always trying to get me in the water in movies! I’ve drawn the line now with this film. No more water!
I was a competitive swimmer in middle school and high school.
Katie Ledecky is the best swimmer in the world. You could say she’s impressive with what she can do in a pool.
I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They’d introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn’t want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
I don’t linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don’t live on that today.
I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
There’s just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
I remember seeing a story on Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte doing strongman workouts. That was awesome.
Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body.
There have been times when things get stuck in my throat, but you just work it up or down. Like how a swimmer probably can’t imagine drowning – their bodies are so used to being in the water. I’m so used to shoving things down my throat.
Swimming is by far the best tonic I’ve found for my back. I’m not a good swimmer – I do the breaststroke or elementary backstroke in the slow lane – but when I took a two-week break from swimming I was surprised how much I missed it.
My boyfriend is not a swimmer!
It’s kind of a loping stroke. It’s not the prettiest stroke. But it’s what’s most efficient for me. And I think I kick a little more than most swimmers do.
I like Aveda shampoo. I’ve used it since I was a swimmer.
My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.
Everything I do in the gym translates to being a better swimmer.
It’s so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.
I am not a swimmer so a bit of phobia is always there with water stunts.
I want to set myself as a real legend in the sport, like Phelps and Mark Spitz are remembered worldwide. I want people to say, like they say of Ronaldo that he is the best soccer player in the world, I want them to say Chad Le Clos is the best swimmer in the world.
Adam Peaty is far and away the best swimmer in the world, and he’s British. He set a world record – but the day after we were talking about my dress.
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