Helen Skelton

“Swimmers do not get a lot of telly time so you are not dealing with a lot of egos.”

“Losing two cousins who were really close to me altered my perspective on life massively.”

“I might not earn loads, but I can proudly say that I've travelled the world, met the Queen and flown with the Red Arrows.”

“After you have kids, you feel differently about your body. Aesthetically, am I happy with my body? No. I definitely think you come to view it as more functional. But you just get past it.”

“I am not Laura Kuenssberg and I'm never going to be.”

“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.”

“You have kids and everything changes, and I guess before I had my kids I could do what I wanted and go where I wanted.”

“I walked on a high wire at Battersea power station for Comic Relief in 2011. It was the scariest but the most exciting moment. I hated being on it but as soon as I stepped off I was desperate to get back on and do it again!”

“British swimming have created that environment where it is very friendly. And I think it is part of our sporting culture. Rainy Sunday, you go to the local swimming pool.”

“The swimmers ask me all the time 'is it going to be on telly more?' They want their families to watch them. Not every family can afford to go to Rio or Budapest. And it is nice for the clubs and coaches as well to see the people they have brought up.”

“I am actually hoping to write a series of books! The Amazon was the first one I got finished and have managed to get published! I have plenty more ideas up my sleeve!”

“I was lucky enough to go to South America and kayak on the Amazon and camp in the jungle in 2011.”