All the swimmers worked very hard. It has been depressing to be at the side of the pool to watch our team and have to speak to them afterwards, to try to lift their spirits and constantly ask what went wrong, why it did not work for them. I really felt for them. Finding the answer to our problems is difficult. The lottery money we have been given will make a difference but it will take time - Australia have taken 16 years to get to the level they are now.
Obviously facilities are a problem.
There are something like 1500 50m pools in Australia while there are only about eight back in the UK - and that needs to be addressed. Even so, I believe we should have won two or three medals and more swimmers should have broken British records. On a happier note, I have three abiding memories from the swimming meet. First is Inge de Bruijn, who was quite sensational. There has been some innuendo about her performance from some quarters, and when I spoke to her about it she just burst into tears.