During an open water swim, it's easy to lose your direction. With all the splash, it can be quite hard to see the next buoy, so I look behind it for something bigger, like a tree or a building, and aim for that instead.

It's so easy to lose your fitness and so hard to gain it back.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

On the night before a triathlon, I normally eat something simple like a pizza. You know where you stand with pizza. It's not going to upset you or give you food poisoning, and it contains carbohydrates and a bit of salt, which is perfect before a triathlon.

If you have a hit, the best thing that can happen to you is having a bigger hit open next door.

If you look at a magazine and something catches your eye, are you not going to open it up to see what's inside?