1 00:00:08,594 --> 00:00:10,304 [Peter] All right. Hey-up! 2 00:00:10,387 --> 00:00:15,184 Hang on, timer's ready. Are you guys ready, team? Come on! 3 00:00:16,268 --> 00:00:18,520 -[man] The last 20... -Here we go. 4 00:00:18,604 --> 00:00:20,773 Yeah, hut! 5 00:00:22,024 --> 00:00:23,066 [man exclaims] 6 00:00:24,151 --> 00:00:27,738 There's nothing more important to a swimmer 7 00:00:27,821 --> 00:00:29,364 than time. 8 00:00:29,573 --> 00:00:31,533 [man cheering] 9 00:00:31,617 --> 00:00:36,663 That ticking clock is a constant reminder of the pressure swimmers face everyday. 10 00:00:37,247 --> 00:00:38,624 [timekeeper] Ready! Go! 11 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:44,463 [Hanson] Time has different meanings at opposite ends of your career. 12 00:00:44,963 --> 00:00:46,089 [Cody] In swimming, 13 00:00:46,173 --> 00:00:49,426 it's all about who can get their hand on the wall first. 14 00:00:49,885 --> 00:00:53,764 It's you and the clock, and the seven others in the pool with you. 15 00:00:54,431 --> 00:00:58,936 The Olympics is every 1,461 days. You don't get to pick what day it is. 16 00:00:59,019 --> 00:01:02,064 You can't be sick, injured or tired. 17 00:01:02,940 --> 00:01:05,984 Once every four years, you've got 30 seconds. 18 00:01:07,444 --> 00:01:09,988 On that day, you have to be your absolute best. 19 00:01:10,072 --> 00:01:14,618 That's the moment to achieve your goal. That's it. It's insane. 20 00:01:15,828 --> 00:01:17,955 [Kyle] If I miss the team this year, 21 00:01:18,038 --> 00:01:20,666 I don't get to go to the Olympics, which sucks. 22 00:01:20,749 --> 00:01:22,376 But you lose your sponsors. 23 00:01:22,459 --> 00:01:24,628 You don't get funded by Swimming Australia. 24 00:01:24,711 --> 00:01:26,338 And there's no real transition. 25 00:01:26,421 --> 00:01:30,342 "You're not on the team anymore, you're not really our priority." 26 00:01:32,677 --> 00:01:36,014 [Hanson] Years can sometimes push a body out of contention. 27 00:01:36,807 --> 00:01:40,602 There's periods where you wake up and it's easier to kind of go, 28 00:01:40,686 --> 00:01:42,855 "Which part of my body isn't sore today?" 29 00:01:42,938 --> 00:01:46,233 [Hanson] But whether you're looking at today, tomorrow, 30 00:01:46,316 --> 00:01:50,195 next week, 10 years down the track, it never ever stops. 31 00:02:16,179 --> 00:02:17,973 [Rohan] I want to welcome everybody here. 32 00:02:18,056 --> 00:02:20,517 Nice to see you just come back as a group. 33 00:02:20,601 --> 00:02:23,729 The purpose of the Event Camps when they started in the '90s 34 00:02:23,812 --> 00:02:27,149 was to bring our best athletes together to connect... 35 00:02:27,232 --> 00:02:28,817 Haven't seen you for a year. 36 00:02:28,901 --> 00:02:31,778 [Rohan] ...and build relationships, so when you're together, 37 00:02:31,862 --> 00:02:34,114 it's more of that family feel. 38 00:02:35,741 --> 00:02:37,284 [Thorpe] At these Event Camps, 39 00:02:37,367 --> 00:02:39,995 we do things we wouldn't normally do at home. 40 00:02:40,078 --> 00:02:43,707 But there's been an emphasis on enjoyment, how social it is, 41 00:02:43,790 --> 00:02:45,792 hanging out with your friends, 42 00:02:45,876 --> 00:02:49,254 rather than it being individual sport where you do laps. 43 00:02:50,172 --> 00:02:51,757 [Bronte] Love you. And you said, "Love you." 44 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,176 -Love you, Ron. -"Love you, Ron." 45 00:02:54,884 --> 00:02:57,429 This is great and exactly what I need. 46 00:02:57,512 --> 00:02:59,097 [all laughing] 47 00:02:59,181 --> 00:03:02,267 It's probably enjoying being around each other again. 48 00:03:02,351 --> 00:03:05,187 There's a real sense of, "Just great to see you." 49 00:03:05,270 --> 00:03:06,355 Smile. 50 00:03:06,438 --> 00:03:08,690 And then get in, do your thing. 51 00:03:09,358 --> 00:03:13,070 It's like a kid seeing all his friends for the first time in a while. 52 00:03:15,197 --> 00:03:19,368 I need something to look forward to when I'm in training, in that pain. 53 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:27,918 [Brett] Did you get any butter? 54 00:03:28,502 --> 00:03:30,170 -Do you eat butter? -No. 55 00:03:31,171 --> 00:03:33,840 What's the biggest crowd you've played to? What venue? 56 00:03:34,758 --> 00:03:35,717 Buenos Aires. 57 00:03:36,718 --> 00:03:38,679 -Buenos Aires? -Yeah. 58 00:03:39,262 --> 00:03:42,808 We did this festival with Bieber when I was 16. 59 00:03:42,891 --> 00:03:46,645 -For like 60,000 people. -Really? 60 00:03:46,728 --> 00:03:48,396 -It was like... -In a stadium? 61 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,440 -...a soccer stadium in Argentina. -Wow. 62 00:03:50,524 --> 00:03:52,609 It was ridiculous. 63 00:03:52,693 --> 00:03:54,360 Were you nervous before it? 64 00:03:55,153 --> 00:03:57,906 You just walk out and you can't even... 65 00:03:57,990 --> 00:03:59,949 You can't even look at anyone's face. 66 00:04:00,033 --> 00:04:03,495 -It's just like a sea, you know? -Really? 67 00:04:03,578 --> 00:04:05,038 Yeah, I mean, there's a... 68 00:04:05,539 --> 00:04:08,375 You don't have time to focus on anyone in particular? 69 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,461 It just looks like ants. 70 00:04:12,921 --> 00:04:15,382 That's where your lack of experience in swimming 71 00:04:15,465 --> 00:04:18,719 can translate from your experience in performance. 72 00:04:18,802 --> 00:04:23,640 Like a lot of people in swimming are striving to gain that experience 73 00:04:23,724 --> 00:04:27,519 while you already have it, all you need to do is find a way to... 74 00:04:28,061 --> 00:04:29,646 -Yeah. -...connect it. 75 00:04:29,730 --> 00:04:32,691 Even though you have that lack of experience 76 00:04:34,067 --> 00:04:35,819 in athletic performance. 77 00:04:35,902 --> 00:04:38,989 -Yeah. -Those things are exactly similar. 78 00:04:39,072 --> 00:04:41,783 They translate 100%, you know? 79 00:04:42,659 --> 00:04:46,163 Cody is doing better in training than what was expected. 80 00:04:46,830 --> 00:04:51,418 And I don't want him to limit himself, 81 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:55,964 and get the performance out of himself when he's so close to an Olympic Games. 82 00:05:06,975 --> 00:05:08,101 [Brett] And we begin. 83 00:05:16,860 --> 00:05:18,904 That's better. Better. 84 00:05:20,739 --> 00:05:23,742 [Cody] Coming in, I knew how difficult it was going to be. 85 00:05:23,825 --> 00:05:27,662 You really do need a serious personal motivation 86 00:05:27,746 --> 00:05:29,831 to be pursuing a sport like this, 87 00:05:29,915 --> 00:05:32,834 especially one that's as grueling as it can be. 88 00:05:34,169 --> 00:05:36,129 [Brett] I want speed, I want race. 89 00:05:36,797 --> 00:05:38,090 Fast as you can, now. 90 00:05:40,884 --> 00:05:42,803 We need to swim faster. 91 00:05:42,886 --> 00:05:47,140 We've been training now at 53 level for the past few weeks. 92 00:05:49,976 --> 00:05:51,186 [Cody grunts] 93 00:05:51,311 --> 00:05:54,898 [Brett] We need to test that. He needs to prove that he can go 53. 94 00:05:54,981 --> 00:05:56,399 That one tickle? 95 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,614 [Cody] I can just as easily psych myself up as I can out. 96 00:06:03,323 --> 00:06:07,369 I find that's often a very fragile seesaw. 97 00:06:07,452 --> 00:06:10,831 You know, I have to find myself in the right time 98 00:06:10,914 --> 00:06:14,668 at the right moment, mentally, to be able to do what I want to do. 99 00:06:16,211 --> 00:06:18,797 [Brett] We've swum the Olympic qualifying time. 100 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,843 He's gone 54.9, but he's still not fast enough. 101 00:06:22,926 --> 00:06:27,139 He's getting trapped in the feeling of the hurt, and the pain. 102 00:06:27,222 --> 00:06:29,474 And then when it's over, he's rejoicing. 103 00:06:29,558 --> 00:06:32,269 You need to rejoice during the hurt and pain. 104 00:06:32,351 --> 00:06:35,397 That's part of the process. That's just lack of experience. 105 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,399 It's not a lack of will or want. 106 00:06:38,150 --> 00:06:39,985 No one loves to live in pain. 107 00:06:40,819 --> 00:06:42,445 You have to learn to live in it. 108 00:06:45,365 --> 00:06:48,076 [Thorpe] When lactic acid actually hits sprinters, 109 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,955 it's far earlier than what a middle-distance swimmer will have. 110 00:06:53,123 --> 00:06:55,584 And you have to put your body on the line 111 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:57,919 and find how much you can make yourself hurt. 112 00:06:58,420 --> 00:07:01,506 'Cause pain tells you not to do something for a good reason. 113 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:06,887 Set, hut! 114 00:07:08,805 --> 00:07:13,476 So it's a really high intensity set. Bit of rest so the lactate builds. 115 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,688 It's a good chance to get 'em going head-to-head. 116 00:07:16,771 --> 00:07:18,773 In a friendly, but competitive environment. 117 00:07:18,857 --> 00:07:20,066 [Kyle] Hut! Ho! 118 00:07:23,570 --> 00:07:24,654 Ho! 119 00:07:28,116 --> 00:07:30,535 Thirty seconds. Doing a great job, girls. 120 00:07:30,619 --> 00:07:33,038 So they're doing four 50s. 121 00:07:33,121 --> 00:07:35,248 This will be the first wave going together. 122 00:07:35,332 --> 00:07:36,333 Go! 123 00:07:38,919 --> 00:07:40,629 Cate, Emma and Bronte, 124 00:07:40,712 --> 00:07:44,966 these three are essentially competing against each other. 125 00:07:45,050 --> 00:07:48,595 They're three of the top five female swimmers in the world. 126 00:07:48,678 --> 00:07:53,141 And most countries, you're lucky to have one in the top five in the world. 127 00:07:54,851 --> 00:07:56,603 Yes, we're competing as a team, 128 00:07:56,686 --> 00:07:59,189 but they're still competing against each other. 129 00:07:59,272 --> 00:08:01,566 It'll be a good old ding-dong battle. 130 00:08:01,650 --> 00:08:03,068 [Kyle] Hey! Ho! 131 00:08:18,166 --> 00:08:20,543 [Jess] What we record is their time. 132 00:08:20,627 --> 00:08:25,674 [coach] Six-one, Bronte. Five-eight. And hook... 133 00:08:25,757 --> 00:08:28,677 [Jess] And then we'll record their stroke rate. 134 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,471 That's how many arm rotations to the minute. 135 00:08:35,892 --> 00:08:37,851 And then we'll also get a stroke count. 136 00:08:37,936 --> 00:08:41,063 So, how many stroke cycles they're taking for the lap. 137 00:08:41,147 --> 00:08:44,109 What these two things tell us, 138 00:08:44,192 --> 00:08:47,279 the stroke rate and count, tells us how efficient they are. 139 00:08:47,362 --> 00:08:50,490 You want a low stroke count and a low stroke rate, 140 00:08:50,573 --> 00:08:52,492 means they're holding a lot of water. 141 00:08:52,575 --> 00:08:55,287 If they're taking a lot of strokes really fast, 142 00:08:55,370 --> 00:08:57,122 means they're spinning on the spot. 143 00:08:57,205 --> 00:09:00,542 They're taking too many strokes and they're not efficient. 144 00:09:06,965 --> 00:09:09,384 All right, Bronte 68. 145 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:11,553 Bronte is 688. 146 00:09:13,054 --> 00:09:14,681 Cate, 62. 147 00:09:16,099 --> 00:09:17,309 Ready, go! 148 00:09:17,392 --> 00:09:20,770 [Simon] You're trying to maintain toughness, technique under fatigue. 149 00:09:20,854 --> 00:09:23,815 -Let's move it now. -Two! One! 150 00:09:26,443 --> 00:09:29,362 Remember, a 100 is often won in the last five meters 151 00:09:29,446 --> 00:09:32,532 for those who can maintain posture best in the water. 152 00:09:35,910 --> 00:09:37,620 [Bronte] Lactation, in a swimming context, 153 00:09:37,704 --> 00:09:40,373 is basically when your cells respire anaerobically. 154 00:09:40,457 --> 00:09:43,376 So without oxygen, they create a waste product, 155 00:09:43,460 --> 00:09:45,128 which is lactic acid. 156 00:09:45,211 --> 00:09:49,341 Which is that burning feeling you get when you're really fatigued. 157 00:09:49,883 --> 00:09:54,763 And that builds up in the muscles then put in the bloodstream to clear it. 158 00:09:54,846 --> 00:09:57,307 We can measure it in the bloodstream. 159 00:10:00,226 --> 00:10:05,023 The goal for lactate tolerance sets are to get your lactate as high as possible. 160 00:10:05,106 --> 00:10:08,902 To get yourself in enough pain and keep the speed going. 161 00:10:08,985 --> 00:10:13,031 You gotta expose yourself to that high level to push further, 162 00:10:13,114 --> 00:10:16,451 you gotta find your limit, the point where your muscles give up. 163 00:10:16,576 --> 00:10:18,953 They've gotta be exposed to that level of pain 164 00:10:19,037 --> 00:10:23,208 and waste product in them, before they can learn how to deal with it. 165 00:10:24,667 --> 00:10:26,503 I lactate pretty high. 166 00:10:26,586 --> 00:10:29,839 So when I first started, getting my lactate to 16 was like, 167 00:10:29,923 --> 00:10:32,801 "Oh, my goodness, this is the most pain I've been in." 168 00:10:32,884 --> 00:10:36,930 I couldn't ever go harder than that. I can now get my lactate above 24. 169 00:10:37,013 --> 00:10:41,351 So, like... Your body adapts to it. You've gotta find the edge. 170 00:10:41,434 --> 00:10:44,354 It's a good measurement of you getting better. 171 00:10:44,979 --> 00:10:45,980 [coach] Ready, hut! 172 00:10:53,863 --> 00:10:55,156 [Kyle] Nice job. 173 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,825 [people applauding] 174 00:10:56,950 --> 00:10:58,118 [Kyle] Eight-eight over there. 175 00:10:58,952 --> 00:11:01,204 And seven-nine-seven. 176 00:11:01,287 --> 00:11:02,872 Seven-nine-seven. 177 00:11:03,540 --> 00:11:05,542 -Great job. -[Bronte] Thanks, guys. 178 00:11:06,793 --> 00:11:08,920 That pain is kind of addictive 179 00:11:09,003 --> 00:11:13,133 and it's a great way to know that you're achieving something everyday. 180 00:11:15,343 --> 00:11:17,345 [Hanson] I think the National Event Camp 181 00:11:17,429 --> 00:11:20,640 can really bring the best of the best together. 182 00:11:23,393 --> 00:11:24,936 To have Thorpie walk in... 183 00:11:25,019 --> 00:11:27,397 Some of them would never have met Ian Thorpe. 184 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,775 Some of them would have got his autograph as a youngster. 185 00:11:31,526 --> 00:11:36,072 I think that's part of the legacy that our greats leave. 186 00:11:36,781 --> 00:11:39,451 [Thorpe] I was looking at not only what Australia's doing 187 00:11:39,534 --> 00:11:42,036 in the 200 freestyle, but what everyone is doing, 188 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,166 and I actually think there's a lot of people swimming incorrectly. 189 00:11:46,249 --> 00:11:52,005 I look at the capability of anyone that actually swims it differently 190 00:11:52,088 --> 00:11:54,507 can actually win this race at the Olympic Games. 191 00:11:54,591 --> 00:11:58,803 I went to the Event Camp to, one, show my support for swimmers, 192 00:11:58,887 --> 00:12:01,306 but also contribute to what they're doing 193 00:12:01,389 --> 00:12:05,810 and talking of what my experience had been like at an Olympic games. 194 00:12:05,894 --> 00:12:07,437 What I'm calling you out on 195 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:11,232 is having another way of swimming 200 meters freestyle 196 00:12:11,316 --> 00:12:15,236 where you put your body on the line and you're really prepared to hurt 197 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,114 so that you can get the result that you want. 198 00:12:18,198 --> 00:12:21,367 From my experience, that first 50 goes easily 199 00:12:21,451 --> 00:12:24,871 and you can get 50 meters of easy fast swimming 200 00:12:24,954 --> 00:12:28,500 out of yourself with very little effort. It's just flowing... 201 00:12:28,583 --> 00:12:31,085 [Hanson] Thorpie's technical prowess 202 00:12:31,169 --> 00:12:34,881 was head and shoulders above the rest of the world. 203 00:12:34,964 --> 00:12:37,926 He strove for absolute perfection. 204 00:12:38,009 --> 00:12:40,970 And that made him the greatest swimmer we've seen. 205 00:12:41,763 --> 00:12:44,933 [Thorpe] It's a way of swimming that is more lactic acid intensive. 206 00:12:45,016 --> 00:12:46,392 That's all it is. 207 00:12:46,476 --> 00:12:49,187 But you've also set your body up, 208 00:12:49,771 --> 00:12:53,149 that you're starting to process lactate at the same time, 209 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:57,070 so you should be able to deliver on that last lap. 210 00:12:57,153 --> 00:12:58,238 [all applauding] 211 00:12:58,321 --> 00:12:59,614 Okay, thanks, guys. 212 00:13:08,581 --> 00:13:10,708 [Hanson] The big question at the Event Camp, 213 00:13:10,792 --> 00:13:13,628 particularly because it's so close to the Olympic Games 214 00:13:13,711 --> 00:13:16,339 given the COVID cancellation of Tokyo, 215 00:13:16,422 --> 00:13:18,883 is, "Will it be on? Won't it be on?" 216 00:13:19,884 --> 00:13:21,386 That's the big question. 217 00:13:22,053 --> 00:13:23,471 [Tessa] What are you doing... 218 00:13:23,555 --> 00:13:24,889 -Yeah. -You do that. 219 00:13:25,682 --> 00:13:26,516 Great. 220 00:13:26,599 --> 00:13:29,686 [Tessa] And then we'll find out about the whole thing after that. 221 00:13:29,769 --> 00:13:32,897 Yeah, in my mind there's so much chat about it. 222 00:13:32,981 --> 00:13:34,315 -But I'm just... -I know. 223 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:36,484 Just gotta believe 100% it's going ahead. All the people that matter said that. 224 00:13:36,568 --> 00:13:38,903 And they... Like, all the people that matter are saying that. 225 00:13:38,987 --> 00:13:42,490 It's just frustrating when people are asking you all the time. 226 00:13:42,574 --> 00:13:44,325 -[Tessa] Yeah. I know... -Yeah. 227 00:13:44,409 --> 00:13:47,996 The officials say that it's going ahead, so I'm going with that, 228 00:13:48,079 --> 00:13:49,956 because, what am I training for? 229 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:53,918 I'd rather be prepared for something that doesn't happen 230 00:13:54,002 --> 00:13:58,798 than, like, not prepare, and then probably not even make it. 231 00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:00,049 -Yeah. -And also, like, 232 00:14:00,133 --> 00:14:02,635 what the fuck else are we going to be doing? 233 00:14:02,719 --> 00:14:03,886 I know. 234 00:14:04,887 --> 00:14:07,181 -This is it. This is what we do. -I know. 235 00:14:07,849 --> 00:14:11,144 [Bronte] People want a clear answer. I have no idea what's happening. 236 00:14:11,227 --> 00:14:13,104 I've got nothing to tell them anyway. 237 00:14:13,187 --> 00:14:16,024 [Rohan] All right, the main focus is getting to Tokyo 238 00:14:16,107 --> 00:14:18,443 and how we're going to pick our team. 239 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:22,155 We're very hopeful that trials will go ahead as normal. 240 00:14:22,238 --> 00:14:24,532 But as we sit here, 241 00:14:24,657 --> 00:14:28,870 we've got one state who can't come to the camp because of one case. 242 00:14:28,953 --> 00:14:32,290 And if the trials were on today, that would be a problem. 243 00:14:32,874 --> 00:14:37,128 We're very fortunate, we have a pretty straightforward selection process, 244 00:14:37,211 --> 00:14:40,173 but we do need to prepare for contingencies. 245 00:14:40,256 --> 00:14:43,468 There's three scenarios at the moment we're looking at. 246 00:14:43,551 --> 00:14:45,386 If you can't make it to the trials 247 00:14:45,470 --> 00:14:48,556 then we have a couple designated meets, prioritizing meets, 248 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,183 nationals, Sydney Open. 249 00:14:50,266 --> 00:14:53,436 Say those meets, if you post a time there, 250 00:14:53,519 --> 00:14:56,773 we can consider it based on the criteria, right? 251 00:14:56,856 --> 00:14:59,025 Yeah, I think it's important to make sure that 252 00:14:59,484 --> 00:15:05,239 you're maybe a little bit sharper at those designated meets. [laughs] 253 00:15:05,323 --> 00:15:09,702 So, just to give the athletes time and coaches time to prepare. 254 00:15:09,786 --> 00:15:11,287 -Come up with a plan. -Yeah. 255 00:15:11,371 --> 00:15:13,956 You should let people know you're talking about it, 256 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,958 -'cause they're talking about it. -Yes. 257 00:15:16,042 --> 00:15:19,128 We definitely need to get it out in the hands of everybody. 258 00:15:19,212 --> 00:15:21,714 And this is where we're waiting on, as soon as possible, 259 00:15:21,798 --> 00:15:23,174 as far as the details, 260 00:15:23,257 --> 00:15:27,178 so everybody can prepare, take into account what is in front of us. 261 00:15:27,261 --> 00:15:30,390 It's all about being resilient, looking back, being adaptable, 262 00:15:30,473 --> 00:15:34,727 that there are scenarios we can't predict, but what we can do is prepare for it. 263 00:15:35,395 --> 00:15:38,648 [Hanson] In a COVID year, you're walking on eggshells 264 00:15:38,731 --> 00:15:41,150 not knowing if you're going to be able to race. 265 00:15:41,234 --> 00:15:43,403 I think this group of coaches that we've got 266 00:15:43,486 --> 00:15:46,656 are really, probably some of the best we've had. 267 00:15:46,739 --> 00:15:49,909 Good young coaches, learning off some of the older coaches, 268 00:15:49,992 --> 00:15:53,955 to prepare these athletes in a situation that they've never been in before. 269 00:15:59,752 --> 00:16:05,174 Rohan Taylor is building this swim team around relays. 270 00:16:05,258 --> 00:16:07,760 And the athletes absolutely love it. 271 00:16:09,679 --> 00:16:10,930 They've bought into it. 272 00:16:11,764 --> 00:16:15,476 They wanna be part of this. 'Cause they know there's medals to be won. 273 00:16:19,272 --> 00:16:22,692 [Peter] And just with today's competition, guys, this is why we're here. 274 00:16:22,775 --> 00:16:26,112 This is why we get you guys together, so we can really practice 275 00:16:26,195 --> 00:16:29,699 getting our skill of our changeovers done really, really well. 276 00:16:29,782 --> 00:16:34,162 [coach] This afternoon's all about re-familiarization with your changeovers. 277 00:16:34,954 --> 00:16:38,458 The rules on a relay is when someone's finger touches the wall, 278 00:16:38,541 --> 00:16:40,793 your toe has to be touching the blocks. 279 00:16:40,877 --> 00:16:45,798 So we're trying to redial in on 0.15 of a second... 280 00:16:45,882 --> 00:16:48,885 And be consistent around our sweet spot, which is... 281 00:16:49,051 --> 00:16:51,012 [swimmers speaking indistinctly] 282 00:16:51,095 --> 00:16:53,639 Point 0.10 to 0.15. 283 00:16:53,723 --> 00:16:57,226 The reason that we go for 0.1 of a second 284 00:16:57,310 --> 00:17:00,521 is when you get to competition, there's a bit more excitement, 285 00:17:00,605 --> 00:17:03,024 and you're likely to go a little bit earlier. 286 00:17:03,107 --> 00:17:05,610 [coach] If you're faster than that while training, 287 00:17:05,693 --> 00:17:09,280 when you freshen up and you've got a few nerves at the big meet, 288 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,533 you can go too quick and that's what we wanna avoid. 289 00:17:12,617 --> 00:17:16,078 [Peter] You'll sprint in as fast as you can, nail your finish, 290 00:17:16,161 --> 00:17:20,208 give your teammate the best chance to nail their changeover, 291 00:17:20,917 --> 00:17:23,878 they will then swim as fast as they can through to 15. 292 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,423 Here it is, boys, it's your time to shine! 293 00:17:28,007 --> 00:17:29,550 Yep, yep, yep, yep! 294 00:17:33,721 --> 00:17:36,891 Lane one was 0.11! 295 00:17:38,392 --> 00:17:39,227 Lane two! 296 00:17:41,771 --> 00:17:43,773 [Kyle] I'm a person that loves team culture. 297 00:17:43,856 --> 00:17:44,690 Hut! 298 00:17:45,942 --> 00:17:47,485 Come on! 299 00:17:48,402 --> 00:17:50,112 [whistling] 300 00:17:50,279 --> 00:17:51,781 [Kyle] I love relays with my team. 301 00:17:52,490 --> 00:17:55,868 Any team work kind of thing, I love that team setting. 302 00:17:55,952 --> 00:17:58,120 [Peter] Come on, guys, make the adjustments. 303 00:17:58,788 --> 00:18:01,749 Make sure you're finishing well for your teammates. 304 00:18:02,208 --> 00:18:06,379 I need that adrenaline flowing through me. I pride myself on that hard work. 305 00:18:06,462 --> 00:18:07,588 When I can't do it... 306 00:18:07,672 --> 00:18:09,841 [Peter] Come on, time to go! 307 00:18:09,924 --> 00:18:11,926 [Kyle] ...I get stressed massively. 308 00:18:12,552 --> 00:18:13,678 [Peter] Might have gone early. 309 00:18:13,761 --> 00:18:16,764 Team one took over. That's why they wanted to be called that. 310 00:18:16,848 --> 00:18:19,976 They made you guys look silly, I don't mean to be rude here. 311 00:18:20,059 --> 00:18:22,812 In the right mindset, I believe I can win anything, 312 00:18:22,895 --> 00:18:25,523 any distance on any given day. 313 00:18:28,025 --> 00:18:29,235 It's probably not real... 314 00:18:29,318 --> 00:18:31,946 it's obviously not realistic, but that's my mindset. 315 00:18:32,029 --> 00:18:33,030 [Peter] Get 'em up. 316 00:18:33,531 --> 00:18:35,157 Just warming up. Round one. 317 00:18:35,241 --> 00:18:38,744 I was swimming well, then my shoulder didn't wanna cope. 318 00:18:42,707 --> 00:18:45,626 I don't know how I'm gonna go, my shoulder's still sore. 319 00:18:45,710 --> 00:18:46,836 You wanna fly kick? 320 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:50,047 -Yeah, I guess. -Fly kick under water? 321 00:18:50,131 --> 00:18:53,175 [Kyle] Yeah. And it was the changeover stuff as well. 322 00:18:53,259 --> 00:18:55,720 Still all right to dive? Or not? 323 00:18:55,803 --> 00:18:58,097 I don't know. It's very sore. 324 00:19:00,474 --> 00:19:03,185 -I can grind through... -His shoulder is sore. 325 00:19:04,896 --> 00:19:06,355 We could get someone in. 326 00:19:06,439 --> 00:19:08,232 He could kick, he isn't diving in. 327 00:19:08,316 --> 00:19:10,902 [Craig] But if he drops in and fly kicks with fins... 328 00:19:10,985 --> 00:19:13,237 [Peter] In the water? Just fly kick the fins? 329 00:19:13,321 --> 00:19:15,364 Yeah. I'll lead-off? 330 00:19:15,448 --> 00:19:17,450 [Peter] You lead-off, goes around twice. 331 00:19:17,533 --> 00:19:20,119 -You stay in the water each time. -Yeah. 332 00:19:21,787 --> 00:19:22,622 [Peter] Lane four. 333 00:19:23,581 --> 00:19:25,791 Take your marks. Hut! 334 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,672 I could see that he was swimming solid 335 00:19:31,756 --> 00:19:34,592 without really trying to wind it up too much. 336 00:19:34,675 --> 00:19:36,802 And he loves to go for these things. 337 00:19:36,886 --> 00:19:40,890 So once he starts mentioning that it's getting sore, then we do know. 338 00:19:41,682 --> 00:19:43,768 'Cause normally, he's not gonna tell me. 339 00:19:43,851 --> 00:19:46,896 [WOMAN ANNOUNCING OVER P.A.] 340 00:19:47,396 --> 00:19:49,231 Make sure we are set up, mate. 341 00:19:54,737 --> 00:19:59,200 [Hanson] Athletes have had major issues leading up to the Olympics. 342 00:20:00,076 --> 00:20:02,078 Some of them have overcome those issues, 343 00:20:02,161 --> 00:20:05,706 and that's what makes an Olympian an Olympian. 344 00:20:05,790 --> 00:20:07,750 When things don't go according to plan, 345 00:20:07,833 --> 00:20:10,753 you overcome that, you reach the top of the mountain. 346 00:20:12,088 --> 00:20:15,007 [Kyle] I love the first few days 'cause I get to see my mates. 347 00:20:15,091 --> 00:20:17,760 I haven't seen them for a year. "This is fantastic." 348 00:20:17,843 --> 00:20:19,804 When my shoulder started hurting, 349 00:20:19,887 --> 00:20:22,264 it changed and went, "This week is shitass." 350 00:20:31,774 --> 00:20:33,567 -This one's out now. -Who's that? 351 00:20:33,651 --> 00:20:35,569 -Bronte. -[Peter] Bronte's out? No good? 352 00:20:36,904 --> 00:20:37,905 Is it neck or... 353 00:20:37,989 --> 00:20:39,365 -[coach] Back. -...back with her? 354 00:20:39,907 --> 00:20:40,741 It's a bugger. 355 00:20:42,201 --> 00:20:46,539 It's nearly, it gets wound up, and things really start to tighten. 356 00:20:46,622 --> 00:20:47,915 So... 357 00:20:48,416 --> 00:20:52,586 It's been going on since late 2015. 358 00:20:53,129 --> 00:20:56,590 The nervous system's just really reactive. 359 00:20:56,674 --> 00:20:59,885 Um, I'm going to go try and get treatment today, 360 00:20:59,969 --> 00:21:00,970 some physio. 361 00:21:01,053 --> 00:21:02,221 Probably physio. 362 00:21:02,304 --> 00:21:04,682 Or a massage if you don't get into the physio. 363 00:21:04,765 --> 00:21:08,686 It's a thing with older athletes. We got to keep managing them through. 364 00:21:08,769 --> 00:21:13,357 They're not as robust as they were before, you know, in their late teens. 365 00:21:14,358 --> 00:21:16,402 It's more about trying to manage them 366 00:21:16,485 --> 00:21:21,532 so that way we can get as many effective training days as we can. 367 00:21:22,742 --> 00:21:24,827 If the Olympics were pushed back again, 368 00:21:24,910 --> 00:21:27,413 it would be sad for someone like Bronte Campbell 369 00:21:27,496 --> 00:21:31,375 because I don't think that her body would hold up for another four years. 370 00:21:32,293 --> 00:21:33,294 Hello, Ms. Clare. 371 00:21:35,046 --> 00:21:39,759 [Hanson] They won't delay it, they'll just go straight to Paris in 2024. 372 00:21:40,801 --> 00:21:43,012 Yeah, we may not see her swim again. 373 00:21:44,930 --> 00:21:47,475 Nice and straight. Yep. 374 00:21:47,558 --> 00:21:51,771 -Yeah, that's not great. [laughs] -No, that's not great at all. 375 00:21:51,854 --> 00:21:53,355 And the other way. 376 00:21:53,439 --> 00:21:55,566 -The other way's better. -That's better. 377 00:21:55,649 --> 00:21:56,734 -This way's... -Okay. 378 00:21:56,817 --> 00:21:58,819 -The whole thing's wrapped up. -Gotcha. 379 00:21:58,903 --> 00:22:02,490 I'm feeling it blocking there, but I think that bit won't move. 380 00:22:02,573 --> 00:22:03,616 You're right. 381 00:22:03,699 --> 00:22:07,453 I know the cost 'cause it's high highs and it's really low lows. 382 00:22:07,995 --> 00:22:11,123 And it's like, I mean, for me, my body's half broken. 383 00:22:11,207 --> 00:22:14,960 It's living in pain for extended periods of time. 384 00:22:16,253 --> 00:22:20,091 [Simon] Generally, the thing that pulls up their careers is injury. 385 00:22:20,174 --> 00:22:22,843 Most swimmers, their shoulders have a time limit. 386 00:22:23,552 --> 00:22:26,722 You are like a little rock through here, young lady. 387 00:22:26,806 --> 00:22:28,140 Yes. 388 00:22:28,641 --> 00:22:33,145 [Simon] For the really good swimmers, we can continue to manage them through 389 00:22:33,229 --> 00:22:36,649 and we like to keep them around because they add so much. 390 00:22:36,732 --> 00:22:38,943 Even if they're not at the very best, 391 00:22:39,026 --> 00:22:41,987 they add so much to the relays and also the development 392 00:22:42,071 --> 00:22:45,116 of the level of the swimmers coming through behind them. 393 00:22:45,199 --> 00:22:48,119 [Clare] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 394 00:22:48,202 --> 00:22:51,539 eleven, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 395 00:22:51,622 --> 00:22:53,290 -Yeah, we beat the record by one. -[Bronte] Yay. 396 00:22:53,374 --> 00:22:54,542 -[Bronte] Good on us. -Go us. 397 00:22:55,084 --> 00:22:57,795 [Clare] I'm gonna leave them in for about five minutes. 398 00:23:06,554 --> 00:23:09,223 [Kyle] I think we're swimming tomorrow. Let me have a look... 399 00:23:10,224 --> 00:23:13,727 -We're swimming 9:00 to 11:30 anyway. -[Luke] Yeah. 400 00:23:13,811 --> 00:23:16,522 -We're probably not gonna leave until... -[Luke] Yeah. 401 00:23:17,273 --> 00:23:19,358 So I can swim tonight and tomorrow? 402 00:23:19,441 --> 00:23:22,528 It's not gonna change what we do tomorrow. It'll be sore. 403 00:23:22,611 --> 00:23:25,072 They're telling me, "Let's do this easy, 404 00:23:25,156 --> 00:23:27,366 "have a recovery day to focus on tomorrow." 405 00:23:27,449 --> 00:23:31,412 I'm like, "No, this is the Olympic year. Let me do what I wanna do." 406 00:23:31,495 --> 00:23:32,413 All right? 407 00:23:32,538 --> 00:23:34,582 [Kyle] I know they have an important part. 408 00:23:34,665 --> 00:23:38,836 They need to do that 'cause otherwise I will end up in trouble again. 409 00:23:38,919 --> 00:23:40,462 So what are you thinking? 410 00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:46,135 [Luke] So if he does whatever he's gotta do now, and you do it tomorrow, 411 00:23:46,218 --> 00:23:50,097 then he has Wednesday off, and then gets into everything on Thursday. 412 00:23:50,556 --> 00:23:51,390 Yeah. 413 00:23:51,473 --> 00:23:54,143 His external rotation stuff is pretty poor. 414 00:23:54,226 --> 00:23:56,937 -Yeah. -And he... 'Cause his scapula's so mobile 415 00:23:57,021 --> 00:23:59,773 he just defaults away from the external rotation stuff 416 00:23:59,857 --> 00:24:01,525 -and just moves his scap. -Yeah. 417 00:24:01,609 --> 00:24:04,403 I had to physically hold him still in the right position 418 00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:06,071 for him to actually do some. 419 00:24:06,155 --> 00:24:08,741 And then it was like, "That's really hard to do." 420 00:24:08,824 --> 00:24:09,909 [Peter] Yeah. 421 00:24:09,992 --> 00:24:13,871 He was gonna do a... You don't have to do it. 422 00:24:13,954 --> 00:24:18,375 What we gotta do is do a relay tomorrow at the end of the session planned. 423 00:24:18,459 --> 00:24:19,793 -Is it too much? -[Luke] Yeah. 424 00:24:20,294 --> 00:24:22,671 -Go with a four. -Have to see how sore... 425 00:24:22,755 --> 00:24:24,590 -Four-hundred relay? -[Peter] Yeah. 426 00:24:25,633 --> 00:24:27,968 He doesn't have to go max on it, but... 427 00:24:29,345 --> 00:24:30,429 Think it's too much? 428 00:24:31,347 --> 00:24:35,517 With what I saw just then, he'd be better off not racing tomorrow. 429 00:24:35,601 --> 00:24:36,685 -Yeah. -Yeah. 430 00:24:36,769 --> 00:24:38,854 -Yeah. Yeah. -Yeah. No problems. 431 00:24:38,938 --> 00:24:42,066 All right. Appreciate it, guys. Beautiful. [sighs] 432 00:24:43,192 --> 00:24:45,110 [piano playing] 433 00:25:01,252 --> 00:25:04,380 [Cody] As you can see, I don't play piano very well. 434 00:25:04,463 --> 00:25:06,382 [playing jaunty tune] 435 00:25:08,425 --> 00:25:10,261 [singing] Stir... Stir it up... 436 00:25:10,344 --> 00:25:11,428 [people laughing] 437 00:25:11,595 --> 00:25:12,429 [Brett] What? 438 00:25:12,763 --> 00:25:15,766 Little darlin', stir it up 439 00:25:15,849 --> 00:25:17,184 [Cody laughs] 440 00:25:18,185 --> 00:25:20,688 Little darlin', oh 441 00:25:24,149 --> 00:25:25,401 That's all I know. [laughs] 442 00:25:26,193 --> 00:25:27,486 [Brett] Bob would be proud. 443 00:25:30,531 --> 00:25:32,366 [Cody singing] I'm sleeping through the day 444 00:25:32,449 --> 00:25:34,576 I'm trying not to fade 445 00:25:35,035 --> 00:25:38,622 But every single night I've just been lying awake 446 00:25:38,706 --> 00:25:39,832 'Cause I 447 00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:43,919 I can't get you off my mind... 448 00:25:46,964 --> 00:25:48,674 [Cody] I knew coming into this sport, 449 00:25:48,757 --> 00:25:51,635 especially already as somebody that's well-known, 450 00:25:51,719 --> 00:25:57,349 or a public figure, to come into swimming, which is such a cut-throat sport... 451 00:25:57,433 --> 00:25:59,351 [singing] I can't get you off my mind... 452 00:25:59,435 --> 00:26:05,274 ...there's gonna be a lot of judgment a lot of preconceived notions and... 453 00:26:05,357 --> 00:26:08,193 [singing] Give me the chance to love you 454 00:26:09,028 --> 00:26:13,157 I'll tell you the only reason why 455 00:26:15,534 --> 00:26:19,288 'Cause you are on my mind... 456 00:26:19,371 --> 00:26:23,000 I kind of have to just figure out how to ignore, 457 00:26:23,083 --> 00:26:25,502 so that I can perform at my best. 458 00:26:25,586 --> 00:26:28,839 [singing] What do you see when you close your eyes? 459 00:26:29,298 --> 00:26:34,011 'Cause that stuff can get in the way of your ability to swim well. 460 00:26:34,094 --> 00:26:38,098 [singing] ...on my mind 461 00:26:44,313 --> 00:26:47,441 You finish up on his shoulder, then put it there. 462 00:26:49,902 --> 00:26:51,028 -All right. -Smell it. 463 00:26:51,111 --> 00:26:52,654 -Yeah. -Can smell it from here. 464 00:26:52,738 --> 00:26:53,572 Really potent. 465 00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:55,282 [Hanson] Time trials are tough. 466 00:26:55,366 --> 00:26:59,578 I mean, it's you, the clock and the lane. 467 00:26:59,661 --> 00:27:03,916 The mental strength, talking about a time trial by itself, 468 00:27:03,999 --> 00:27:05,793 it's probably the ultimate test. 469 00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:23,102 Those things will be full of blood and ready to go when you need 'em. 470 00:27:23,185 --> 00:27:25,854 -I hope so. -They're not gonna be waiting. 471 00:27:25,938 --> 00:27:27,564 -Thank you. -[woman] You're welcome. 472 00:27:28,023 --> 00:27:31,151 Usually, before you race, before you do time trials, 473 00:27:31,235 --> 00:27:34,905 you clip or you buzz most of the hair off your body, 474 00:27:34,988 --> 00:27:38,617 you know, chest, armpits, legs, all that stuff, so... 475 00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:42,121 Figured I'd just do the top too. Feels faster. 476 00:27:42,204 --> 00:27:44,915 [Brett] You want to be an Olympian, let's go right now. 477 00:27:44,998 --> 00:27:47,126 Attack, man. Get it, get it, get it! 478 00:27:47,209 --> 00:27:50,796 [Cody] I get really deep in my own head, and I have insecurities 479 00:27:50,879 --> 00:27:53,632 or doubts as everybody has. 480 00:27:53,715 --> 00:27:56,051 I don't wanna croak when it's important. 481 00:27:56,135 --> 00:27:59,763 I wanna be able to thrive under that kind of pressure. 482 00:27:59,847 --> 00:28:01,515 I do in other fields in my life. 483 00:28:01,598 --> 00:28:04,017 Gotta figure out how to relate it to swimming. 484 00:28:04,101 --> 00:28:06,061 It's like thriving under the eyeballs. 485 00:28:06,145 --> 00:28:07,521 [Brett] Power, baby, power! 486 00:28:07,604 --> 00:28:08,897 [supporter] Go, Cody! 487 00:28:08,981 --> 00:28:09,982 [whistle blows] 488 00:28:10,065 --> 00:28:11,692 [Cody] I just gotta try and focus. 489 00:28:12,860 --> 00:28:15,487 I've gotta break 54 seconds. 490 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:19,158 [announcer] Take your mark. 491 00:28:19,575 --> 00:28:20,742 [buzzer sounds] 492 00:28:20,826 --> 00:28:22,077 [people cheering] 493 00:28:25,622 --> 00:28:28,834 Go! Go! Go! Go! 494 00:28:28,917 --> 00:28:31,462 [people continue cheering] 495 00:28:41,096 --> 00:28:44,433 [Brett] All right, he's out. He's out, he's out. Yeah, come on! 496 00:28:44,516 --> 00:28:48,896 [Cody] I knew I was going out pretty well. I started to focus on my breath. 497 00:28:48,979 --> 00:28:53,734 Turned at the wall, it started to hurt, but once you see where you gotta reach, 498 00:28:53,817 --> 00:28:55,527 on the way back, you gun it. 499 00:28:55,611 --> 00:28:57,738 [supporter whistling] 500 00:28:59,698 --> 00:29:00,699 [Brett] Finish! 501 00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:08,582 [Brett] What is it? What is it? 502 00:29:09,082 --> 00:29:11,293 Come on. Yeah! 503 00:29:11,376 --> 00:29:14,129 -[people cheering] -Yeah, there it is! 504 00:29:14,755 --> 00:29:17,049 Yes! Yes! 505 00:29:18,675 --> 00:29:21,762 Started off well, mate, out in 48. That's beautiful. 506 00:29:25,432 --> 00:29:29,853 53.85, that's a full second under the last time he did it. 507 00:29:30,646 --> 00:29:31,980 Good job, bro. 508 00:29:32,814 --> 00:29:35,734 You set that up in the first 50. It was beautiful. 48. 509 00:29:35,817 --> 00:29:38,278 You know, I can't quantify 510 00:29:38,362 --> 00:29:40,989 how talented he is compared to other people. 511 00:29:41,073 --> 00:29:43,617 All I can do is judge him on his work ethic. 512 00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:48,121 And he's got the best work ethic out of any swimmer I've ever coached. 513 00:29:48,205 --> 00:29:51,041 [Brett] Really stepped forward. [Cody] Taking off half a second... 514 00:29:51,124 --> 00:29:53,210 [Brett] No, you took off a full second... 515 00:29:59,716 --> 00:30:01,218 [Rohan] Hey, everybody. 516 00:30:02,261 --> 00:30:04,805 We're going to Tokyo. We don't know what'll happen, 517 00:30:04,888 --> 00:30:07,307 we're still not sure of the conditions. 518 00:30:07,808 --> 00:30:10,143 One thing we do know is it'll be different, 519 00:30:10,227 --> 00:30:13,438 and it's gonna be something we've never experienced. 520 00:30:13,522 --> 00:30:15,607 Ultimately, we're there to compete. 521 00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:20,571 We're there to perform when it matters, we've gotta be able to do that. 522 00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,448 We gotta do that in the morning, not at night. 523 00:30:24,032 --> 00:30:26,201 We're gonna have a competition this morning. 524 00:30:26,285 --> 00:30:28,495 Okay? We'll split you into two teams. 525 00:30:29,288 --> 00:30:31,623 Team Green and Team Gold. 526 00:30:32,583 --> 00:30:35,377 You'll be competing, it'll be point score, 527 00:30:36,169 --> 00:30:38,130 Team Green will go first 528 00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:41,341 and then when they're done, Team Gold can go. 529 00:30:41,425 --> 00:30:42,426 Enjoy. 530 00:30:44,803 --> 00:30:47,306 [Kyle] What am I gonna do? [Peter] You'll just warm-up. 531 00:30:47,389 --> 00:30:48,390 [Kyle] Can I do one race? 532 00:30:49,391 --> 00:30:52,477 I spoke to Luke about a race opportunity at the moment. 533 00:30:52,561 --> 00:30:54,730 -and he said no. -Really? 534 00:30:54,813 --> 00:30:56,773 -Yes. -What about I speak to Luke? 535 00:30:56,857 --> 00:31:00,402 'Cause he told me I could do... I wouldn't do any damage. 536 00:31:00,485 --> 00:31:03,989 I said, "He's in one race tomorrow. Is that gonna be good or bad?" 537 00:31:04,072 --> 00:31:06,033 -And they said... -What's the race? 538 00:31:06,825 --> 00:31:09,411 Relays. Four by one or something. 539 00:31:09,494 --> 00:31:11,330 -Short course? -Yeah. 540 00:31:11,413 --> 00:31:13,206 It's 60 meters under water. 541 00:31:13,290 --> 00:31:16,126 I hear you, mate. Settle down. 542 00:31:17,294 --> 00:31:18,337 Settle down. 543 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:20,005 [Kyle sighs] 544 00:31:20,839 --> 00:31:23,300 [Peter] Rather you race at Trials than race here. 545 00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:27,346 [Kyle] Bish is going, "Slow down, take it easy." 546 00:31:27,429 --> 00:31:29,723 And I was actually quite emotional. 547 00:31:29,806 --> 00:31:31,141 And I kinda just went, 548 00:31:31,224 --> 00:31:35,354 "Just please stop telling me to slow down. 549 00:31:35,437 --> 00:31:37,773 "This is the Olympic year. Let me swim fast." 550 00:31:38,398 --> 00:31:40,067 [Kyle] I'm gonna call the doctor. 551 00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:42,486 [phone ringing] 552 00:31:44,488 --> 00:31:45,864 [Kyle] I so want to do it. 553 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:49,201 Those guys doing it are my rivals at the end of the day. 554 00:31:49,284 --> 00:31:51,078 They're my mates and my rivals 555 00:31:51,161 --> 00:31:54,414 that I'll be racing against to qualify for the Olympic Games. 556 00:31:54,498 --> 00:31:55,499 Nothing. 557 00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:59,878 If I can't do what they're doing now, I start getting into a bad mindset, 558 00:31:59,961 --> 00:32:02,214 I start stressing out and going, "Oh, shit." 559 00:32:02,297 --> 00:32:04,049 It's not good for your mind. 560 00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:07,552 -[producer] He's ignoring you -I think he is. 561 00:32:07,636 --> 00:32:09,971 -Bish told them, "Don't pick up." -Yeah. 562 00:32:10,472 --> 00:32:15,310 If Kyle had his way, he would have swum. They love to race. That's what they do. 563 00:32:15,394 --> 00:32:18,105 He was a bit disappointed. He wanted to have a crack. 564 00:32:18,188 --> 00:32:20,565 There's plenty of ego around, too. 565 00:32:20,649 --> 00:32:24,236 Put it in the male sprinters, that's why you have coaches. 566 00:32:24,319 --> 00:32:28,073 That's why you got doctors, medical staff in this day and age to say, 567 00:32:28,156 --> 00:32:31,368 "Hey, Kyle, we don't need to do this right now." 568 00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:41,628 There's some cotton wool that's involved in Bronte. 569 00:32:42,421 --> 00:32:45,132 "Race when you gotta race. Don't take any risks." 570 00:32:45,215 --> 00:32:48,802 And I think that's probably the coach. Once again, 571 00:32:48,885 --> 00:32:51,471 no better coach than Simon Cusack, 572 00:32:51,555 --> 00:32:54,766 who's known the Campbell girls from day one. 573 00:32:54,850 --> 00:32:57,894 He's lived and breathed the ups and downs with both of them. 574 00:32:57,978 --> 00:32:59,730 He knows when to push the buttons. 575 00:32:59,813 --> 00:33:03,316 That wasn't a time to push the button. That'll come in the future. 576 00:33:06,987 --> 00:33:10,323 The same question I always ask, "How's your body treating you?" 577 00:33:11,158 --> 00:33:13,994 Yeah, it's all right. My body's holding together. 578 00:33:14,077 --> 00:33:16,371 It's held together by sticky tape and physios, 579 00:33:16,455 --> 00:33:20,333 but it is still holding together, and it's got a few months left in it. 580 00:33:20,959 --> 00:33:23,712 [Thorpe] Bronte's looking at this being her final games. 581 00:33:23,795 --> 00:33:26,798 Putting it out there that this is gonna be the last one, 582 00:33:26,882 --> 00:33:27,924 makes it harder. 583 00:33:28,008 --> 00:33:29,134 -Thanks. -Thanks. 584 00:33:29,217 --> 00:33:30,051 Cheers. 585 00:33:31,678 --> 00:33:33,847 We might break for some photos 586 00:33:33,930 --> 00:33:35,056 -with Bronte... -Hot. 587 00:33:35,140 --> 00:33:36,349 On top of that, 588 00:33:36,433 --> 00:33:40,061 knowing you have injuries that may impact the rest of your life. 589 00:33:40,145 --> 00:33:44,107 That is one of the things you have to accept as being part of sport. 590 00:33:45,066 --> 00:33:47,569 -[Russell] I went down to Sydney. -To watch? 591 00:33:47,652 --> 00:33:51,531 Yeah, on the middle weekends, hang around in Circular Quay, 592 00:33:51,615 --> 00:33:52,449 [Bronte] Yeah. 593 00:33:52,532 --> 00:33:55,869 Bars which were set up everywhere and everyone's having beers. 594 00:33:55,952 --> 00:34:00,207 Then the guys from the rowing eight, who won the silver medal... 595 00:34:00,290 --> 00:34:01,875 -[Bronte] Yeah. -...come walking through. 596 00:34:01,958 --> 00:34:04,252 They have a chat and a beer with you. 597 00:34:04,336 --> 00:34:06,838 Yeah, they really keep you in a bubble now. 598 00:34:07,422 --> 00:34:09,925 I mean, it's kind of good actually, but... 599 00:34:11,134 --> 00:34:13,553 it would've been nice for the home games. 600 00:34:15,222 --> 00:34:17,432 That's my goal, to go to an Olympics. 601 00:34:17,516 --> 00:34:18,599 [laughs] 602 00:34:18,682 --> 00:34:20,227 -No, as a... -[Russell laughs] 603 00:34:20,309 --> 00:34:23,021 Not as an athlete, just as a spectator. 604 00:34:23,563 --> 00:34:25,398 -How're you doing? -[swimmer] Yeah, good. 605 00:34:25,481 --> 00:34:28,527 -I'm doing all my races and yours. -You don't race? 606 00:34:28,610 --> 00:34:31,278 -No. My back's cooked. -I know. 607 00:34:31,363 --> 00:34:33,990 -Yeah, I'm not doing anything. -[Kyle] Oh, God. 608 00:34:34,074 --> 00:34:37,369 I'm at a point where I'm like, there's something actually wrong. 609 00:34:37,452 --> 00:34:39,162 [Kyle] Have you had a jab in it before? 610 00:34:39,871 --> 00:34:41,081 No. 611 00:34:41,164 --> 00:34:43,791 Never been that big of a problem. It's just now. 612 00:34:43,874 --> 00:34:45,501 -Shoulder's good though. -Good. 613 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:47,045 We've converted. 614 00:34:47,128 --> 00:34:49,130 -I used to be in the back. -I know. 615 00:34:49,213 --> 00:34:50,423 Now it's the shoulder. 616 00:34:50,507 --> 00:34:52,509 -I'll ask... -Pleasure doing business. 617 00:34:52,592 --> 00:34:54,469 -...for some back advice. -Thank you. 618 00:34:54,553 --> 00:34:55,887 [Bronte] See you. Good luck. 619 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:57,973 [people cheering] 620 00:34:58,348 --> 00:35:00,350 [announcer] Let's hear it for Team Gold, guys. 621 00:35:00,433 --> 00:35:01,768 [all cheering] 622 00:35:01,893 --> 00:35:03,687 And for Team Green. 623 00:35:03,770 --> 00:35:05,397 [all cheering] 624 00:35:11,695 --> 00:35:14,990 [Kyle] It's a very challenging thing to sit back and watch. 625 00:35:15,073 --> 00:35:17,075 I've done it so much over this period. 626 00:35:17,742 --> 00:35:22,163 People don't understand or comprehend how hard it actually is, mentally. 627 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:31,298 I'll do the other side. Backstroke and freestyle. 628 00:35:31,381 --> 00:35:34,676 You know, I was a backstroker when I was little. 629 00:35:34,759 --> 00:35:37,053 -You? What do you like to swim? -[girl] Pardon? 630 00:35:37,137 --> 00:35:39,389 -What's your favorite events? -[girl] Breaststroke. 631 00:35:39,472 --> 00:35:40,932 Breaststroke? 632 00:35:41,016 --> 00:35:44,978 I cannot do breaststroke. Those are so hard. 633 00:35:45,437 --> 00:35:47,981 [announcer] Quiet, guys. We have the Gold Team. 634 00:35:48,064 --> 00:35:49,566 [all cheering] 635 00:35:49,691 --> 00:35:51,109 [announcer 2] Take your marks. 636 00:35:51,192 --> 00:35:52,235 [buzzer sounds] 637 00:35:52,319 --> 00:35:54,487 [all cheering] 638 00:35:56,615 --> 00:35:58,199 How are they going? 639 00:35:58,283 --> 00:36:00,201 Yeah, good. Matty's winning. 640 00:36:00,368 --> 00:36:01,828 Matty. Look at Matty go. 641 00:36:01,912 --> 00:36:03,163 Go, Matty! 642 00:36:03,246 --> 00:36:04,623 Come on, Matty! 643 00:36:10,211 --> 00:36:14,758 Part of not having a chip on my shoulder is I'm pretty content. 644 00:36:14,841 --> 00:36:15,842 I've done a lot. 645 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:20,931 Looking back on it gives me a lot of satisfaction. 646 00:36:21,014 --> 00:36:22,891 Doesn't mean you don't want more. 647 00:36:23,350 --> 00:36:24,851 [Bronte cheering] 648 00:36:24,935 --> 00:36:26,686 [all cheering] 649 00:36:41,826 --> 00:36:46,373 [Kyle] So going off to see Luke Eggleston, the Swimming Australia doctor. 650 00:36:46,456 --> 00:36:49,542 Been here quite a few times over the last six-month period. 651 00:36:49,626 --> 00:36:52,212 This is my fifth cortisone in my shoulder 652 00:36:52,295 --> 00:36:54,798 just to numb the pain for a while. 653 00:36:54,881 --> 00:36:57,759 The perks of being a swimmer, mate. 654 00:36:57,842 --> 00:36:59,552 Just numb it, numb it. 655 00:36:59,636 --> 00:37:02,013 We're race horses at the end of the day. 656 00:37:02,097 --> 00:37:04,057 It's like you just get needles and jabs 657 00:37:04,140 --> 00:37:07,894 and get through with pain killers and anti-inflams. 658 00:37:07,978 --> 00:37:10,063 The things you do to swim laps. 659 00:37:10,146 --> 00:37:15,360 I'm a person that gets my confidence from racing and things I do in training. 660 00:37:15,443 --> 00:37:18,363 If I'm training well, I'm a lot more confident 661 00:37:18,446 --> 00:37:20,156 and up and about, I think. 662 00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,867 If I'm not, then I'm like, "Fuck. I've got a long way to go." 663 00:37:22,951 --> 00:37:23,910 [laughs] 664 00:37:23,994 --> 00:37:26,204 So Trials is obviously the big thing. 665 00:37:26,788 --> 00:37:29,290 There'll be competitions to participate in. 666 00:37:29,374 --> 00:37:31,334 if I can get myself right. 667 00:37:31,418 --> 00:37:35,088 But I guess the major one is making sure I'm good to go in June. 668 00:37:35,171 --> 00:37:36,631 Gotta qualify for the team. 669 00:37:36,715 --> 00:37:39,676 It's about getting on the team. That's everyone's focus. 670 00:37:39,759 --> 00:37:41,886 I could potentially miss the team. 671 00:37:42,721 --> 00:37:43,972 It's that cut-throat. 672 00:37:44,639 --> 00:37:48,768 You could be bloody crook as on the day and not be able to race. 673 00:37:48,852 --> 00:37:50,103 You never know. 674 00:37:54,566 --> 00:37:57,652 [seagulls cawing] 675 00:38:07,996 --> 00:38:10,081 [Cody] I'm just kidding. 676 00:38:10,957 --> 00:38:12,083 Smile. 677 00:38:12,751 --> 00:38:14,961 [indistinct chatter] 678 00:38:15,754 --> 00:38:16,838 [woman] Hello. 679 00:38:16,921 --> 00:38:18,214 -[Cody] Hello. -[Angie] Hello. 680 00:38:18,882 --> 00:38:20,633 [women whooping] 681 00:38:20,717 --> 00:38:23,928 -Your live time was awesome. You stoked? -Yeah. 682 00:38:24,012 --> 00:38:27,265 A full second faster than my first official ones. 683 00:38:27,932 --> 00:38:30,518 I just looked it up before. 684 00:38:31,519 --> 00:38:34,856 That would've been top eight in Australia last year. 685 00:38:34,939 --> 00:38:36,107 [man] Yeah. 686 00:38:36,191 --> 00:38:37,901 -[Angie] The fly? -Yeah. 687 00:38:37,984 --> 00:38:39,736 -[Angie] That's amazing. -Yeah. 688 00:38:40,695 --> 00:38:42,906 [Cody] I'm on my way to be a finalist. 689 00:38:43,448 --> 00:38:44,449 Well, I love you, 690 00:38:45,116 --> 00:38:47,368 [Angie] Love you, too, and I'm really proud of you. 691 00:38:47,452 --> 00:38:48,661 Have a great day. 692 00:38:48,745 --> 00:38:50,038 You, too. 693 00:38:52,540 --> 00:38:56,669 [Cody] The real journey for me in this is like just seeing how far I can take it, 694 00:38:56,753 --> 00:38:58,671 Even if I get nowhere in swimming 695 00:38:58,755 --> 00:39:03,051 and I can't necessarily regain what I had as a youngster, 696 00:39:03,134 --> 00:39:08,139 my gold medal may be that I gave it everything I could 697 00:39:08,223 --> 00:39:12,435 and I get to live the rest of my life with absolutely no regrets at all. 698 00:39:38,586 --> 00:39:41,214 [Peter] To be able to get the whole of Australia together, 699 00:39:41,297 --> 00:39:42,632 to have a meet... 700 00:39:43,550 --> 00:39:46,302 It's been two years since a national championship, 701 00:39:46,386 --> 00:39:47,971 so it's fantastic. 702 00:39:49,389 --> 00:39:53,726 [Rohan] This would be the meet that signals we're getting ready for Trials. 703 00:39:54,519 --> 00:40:00,024 I always felt the Olympic Trials was more pressure than the Olympics. 704 00:40:00,108 --> 00:40:03,528 Because you get a bronze medal and you don't make the team. 705 00:40:06,656 --> 00:40:09,617 [pop song playing] 706 00:40:12,745 --> 00:40:14,914 [Kyle] I don't wanna think about the Olympics. 707 00:40:14,998 --> 00:40:17,041 My first step is Olympic Trials. 708 00:40:18,334 --> 00:40:20,211 I think I've got a pretty good legacy 709 00:40:20,295 --> 00:40:22,797 with what I've done over the last few years 710 00:40:22,881 --> 00:40:26,050 and what I hope to continue doing over the next few. 711 00:40:26,593 --> 00:40:29,429 I've ticked a lot of boxes, but if I don't qualify, 712 00:40:29,512 --> 00:40:31,514 then I can't think about Tokyo. 713 00:40:36,269 --> 00:40:39,063 [Cody] The last time I was in a meet this kind of size 714 00:40:39,147 --> 00:40:40,773 was 11, 12 years ago now. 715 00:40:40,857 --> 00:40:43,234 So almost half my life ago. 716 00:40:43,318 --> 00:40:47,572 Feels like a long time, but it feels like it was yesterday, too. 717 00:40:47,655 --> 00:40:49,991 I feel like I'm just coming back home. 718 00:40:50,074 --> 00:40:52,535 Am I excited? Yeah, I'm excited. 719 00:40:52,619 --> 00:40:54,495 It's unprecedented in my life, 720 00:40:54,579 --> 00:40:57,624 you know, the amount that's changed in one year. 721 00:40:57,707 --> 00:41:02,128 So I gotta try and take it all in stride and not get too overwhelmed. 722 00:41:02,212 --> 00:41:03,588 Not get too nervous. 723 00:41:03,671 --> 00:41:06,466 [pop song continues] 724 00:41:20,438 --> 00:41:24,567 Sport is finite. Your career can be over in an instant. 725 00:41:25,443 --> 00:41:30,531 The endorphins of success, the squad that's familiar, 726 00:41:30,615 --> 00:41:33,284 that's there for you, disappears over time. 727 00:41:34,077 --> 00:41:37,121 It's something you have to accept as part of sport. 728 00:41:38,248 --> 00:41:43,419 You do your best during your career to inspire another generation of athletes, 729 00:41:43,503 --> 00:41:47,507 but I think the test of kind of being a true champion of sport 730 00:41:47,590 --> 00:41:50,093 is what you're willing to give back after it. 731 00:41:55,098 --> 00:41:59,644 The reason I swim, it's not for the 30 seconds every four years. 732 00:41:59,727 --> 00:42:03,481 It's for the little moments in between. the competitions in between, 733 00:42:03,564 --> 00:42:05,775 the people that I get to meet along the way. 734 00:42:05,858 --> 00:42:09,320 It's the corniest thing ever of enjoying the journey 735 00:42:09,404 --> 00:42:12,073 and realizing that there is no destination. 736 00:42:12,156 --> 00:42:13,783 There's no end stop to it. 737 00:42:13,866 --> 00:42:17,537 I'm always trying to get somewhere, and I'm never going to get there. 738 00:42:17,620 --> 00:42:20,373 And that's why I want to keep on swimming. 739 00:42:20,456 --> 00:42:23,418 I'm not ready to say goodbye to all of that. Yeah. 740 00:42:25,044 --> 00:42:27,839 [pop song continues] 741 00:42:39,517 --> 00:42:40,935 [announcer] Take your mark. 742 00:42:43,855 --> 00:42:45,231 [buzzer sounds]