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The Briton was an acutely-shy child so nervous and lacking in confidence she hid behind her mother, crying and screaming on poolside, when she tried out aged 10 for Hoylake Swimming Club<\/strong> on the Wirral, north-west England.<\/p>\n
By 13, she was living with what she now knows to be anxiety while at the same time on a steep trajectory in domestic and international waters.<\/p>\n
At 15, Anderson left the 2016 European Junior Championships<\/strong> in Hungary with gold in the 100m freestyle among a five-strong medal haul and was named the British Swimming Emerging Swimmer of the Year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
A year later she became world junior champion in Indianapolis but she was struggling inside, something her mother Helen \u2013 who has herself lived with anxiety and depression \u2013 recognised.<\/p>\n
In 2018, while at Ellesmere College Titans<\/strong>, Anderson had therapy for general anxiety and it was while attending a screening day that Anderson recognised further symptoms she was experiencing, telling Swimming World:<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like \u2018hold on a minute, this sounds like what I\u2019ve been going through\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She was diagnosed with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) in 2019 and moved to the National Centre Bath<\/strong> a year later during the Covid-19 pandemic with the symptoms having eased only to return in 2021.<\/p>\n
She said:<\/p>\n
\u201cMine\u2019s the intrusive thoughts and stuff and I have a compulsion to either touch my forehead \u2013 like touchwood \u2013 or do things with my hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings pop into your head, these intrusive thoughts that you don\u2019t want to hear: like if I didn\u2019t do this or touch my finger or something, I thought it would come true.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s kind of the basic OCD and then there\u2019d be things like turning on light switches, putting certain amount of ice cubes in my drink \u2013 otherwise this bad thing will happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember it would happen in the pool when I was swimming. I\u2019ve had times when we were doing underwater sets and this thought pops into my head and goes \u2018if you don\u2019t make it all (the way) under water, then this will happen, so and so will happen\u2019 and it\u2019s really draining to have that cycle going on in my head.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Therapy, Happiness And Falling Back In Love With Swimming<\/h3>\n
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Freya Anderson: Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n
The nine-time European champion started monthly treatment in early 2021 through British Swimming with psychiatrist Dr Allan Johnston<\/strong> which ended after 15 sessions in May 2022.<\/p>\n
Medication has helped as have a range of therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), exposure therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).<\/p>\n
She said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very long process but if I think back to where I was before it all started, I feel like a completely different person.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now I feel a lot, lot happier and it\u2019s not consuming me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But there was a time when she fell out love with swimming, saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cBig time. It was the Olympic year and leading into the Olympics, I hated swimming. I didn\u2019t want to do it anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cInjury and illnesses normally do come around and at the time you think, my swimming\u2019s not going well and I can\u2019t train and that\u2019s it, that\u2019s all you have.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then having this therapy, having the psychiatrist helped me realise I’m not just a swimmer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a sister, I\u2019m a friend, I\u2019m a daughter, and there\u2019s plenty more things in my life that I am good at so swimming\u2019s not everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s kind of what helped me switch \u2013 if anything goes wrong with my swimming, it\u2019s not the end of the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut back in 2020 I really did hate swimming \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to train, didn\u2019t want to race, but since learning those skills to overcome that thought process, I am enjoying swimming again so much more.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A case then of not being defined by your results and your happiness subsequently determined by that?<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely. I think it\u2019s still quite hard to get out of that mindset a bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou do put so much effort into swimming and the training around it and when things don\u2019t get your way \u2013 or you don\u2019t do how well you thought you could \u2013 it\u2019s very frustrating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got to that stage \u2013 you can allow yourself a few days of being upset or grumpy or even a few hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut always put it behind you and focus on the next thing: swimming is not everything I guess but it would be wrong if you weren\u2019t upset if you weren\u2019t getting the results because we do put so much time and energy into it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tribute To Two Key Pillars Of Support<\/h3>\n
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Freya Anderson: Photo Courtesy: Speedo<\/p><\/div>\n
Anderson\u2019s mother Helen has been a lifelong pillar of support \u2013 \u201cshe just knew, she just got me\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bath head coach Dave McNulty<\/strong> has also played a major role, with Freya the person – not the swimmer – his number one concern.<\/p>\n
She said:<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was saying when I came to him he just wanted to get me back to being a happy-go-lucky girl, being confident in myself walking down the street and then that would start transferring into my swimming.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I am at that stage now where I\u2019ve got confident in myself and that I\u2019m happy to start swimming and training fast, if that makes sense.<\/p>\n
\u201cDave has been a massive, massive part of it for me: I say to him all the time I do really appreciate what he\u2019s done to me, if I take a step back and look at it, honestly the amount of support I\u2019ve had from Dave has been insane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I would be in this position if it wasn\u2019t for him especially because my family are amazing but they are three-and-a-half hours away but Dave is here for anything and everything. I definitely owe a lot to him.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Olympic Crown That’s Still An Uncomfortable Fit<\/h3>\n
Anderson has always been hard on herself and still battles to accept she\u2019s an Olympic champion after swimming the mixed medley heats in Tokyo before Anna Hopkin<\/strong> came in for the final as the British quartet won gold in world-record time.<\/p>\n
It is, she feels, a title that was awarded rather than earned.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old has learned not to put a limit on what she can achieve or a cap on her expectations, her confidence boosted by the belief shown in her by the likes of McNulty and British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
A demanding schedule from June through to August this year saw Anderson compete at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships.<\/p>\n
She was locked out of the 200 free podium by one place at worlds<\/a> before claiming four relay medals with Team England<\/strong> at Birmingham 2022.<\/p>\n
On to Rome and the Europeans where Anderson won two individual medals with 200 free silver<\/a> and bronze in the 100,<\/a> to leave the Foro Italico<\/strong> with a six-medal haul.<\/p>\n
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Freya Anderson: Photo Courtesy: MIKE LEWIS \/ ISL<\/p><\/div>\n
She holidayed in Lake Garda, Venice and Milan and spent time at home on the Wirral before a few days \u201ctootling around Bath\u201d.<\/p>\n
There\u2019ll be no World Short-Course Championships<\/strong> in December but instead the Rotterdam meet and Edinburgh short-course before a big block of winter training.<\/p>\n
She hopes there\u2019ll be more education surrounding OCD and that it\u2019s accurately represented, saying:<\/p>\n
“There are a lot of misconceptions and when I was in the worst of it it\u2019s awful, I wouldn\u2019t wish it on anyone, it\u2019s draining, it\u2019s completely different to what is put out there in the media. Trying to understand it would help start some education, I\u2019d say.”<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s also a new drive in the pool that comes from being happier in herself which in turn has led to a greater self-belief.<\/p>\n
She said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just no point in not having confidence in myself \u2013 if I am going to put all this physical effort in, I may as well just put the mental power that I have behind it.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of going against myself, try and use it to my advantage. There\u2019s no point chugging up and down every day and hurting yourself and being knackered, if you\u2019re not going to believe in yourself so I kind of hit the switch.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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