I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

I'm probably the most negative person around.

I hate seaweed.

I never thought of being disadvantaged.

Going out there in the water, it feels as if there’s nothing wrong with me.

I don’t think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

It’s been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me.

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you’re all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that’s what counts.

It doesn’t matter if you look different. You’re still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

To be here, is a dream come true. A dream is something that you set for yourself, not what other people set for you. When I qualified in Seville I burst into tears. I couldn’t believe that I was going to the Olympic Games.