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I had a little sickness and was mentally a little burned out. I think the coaching change and environment change definitely helped and I knew something was special in the weeks leading up to this meet,\u201d Ryan Held said. \u201cSeeing the results from (World University Games) and Worlds made me think \u2014 I could totally be there and there is no reason why I shouldn\u2019t or couldn\u2019t have been there had this meet been last year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Held has really embraced the ups and downs that come with the sport of swimming and has proven what it takes to rebuild self-confidence and achieve the results he knew he was capable of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI think the strongest swimmers are the ones that are mentally confident in themselves and their abilities. I never really gave up on myself. 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