\u201cI got out of the pool and there was so much emotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got a stampede of children just following me asking for my race suit: I threw away my hat, my goggles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI threw my hat into the crowd, it\u2019s actually my favourite cap so somebody has my favourite cap.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve worn it at nearly every competition as well: the Olympics and everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a child got that\u2026yeah, it\u2019s pretty cool, I’m sure I can get another.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did all the interviews and had to get drug-tested to verify the world record and they took a photo of my suit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI then basically just celebrated with my friends in the hotel lobby and my Ireland teammates and also Felix Auboeck<\/strong> and Lucas Henveaux<\/strong> (Loughborough Performance Centre<\/strong> training partners).<\/p>\n\u201cI chatted until 1am: I tried to get to sleep but couldn\u2019t – too much caffeine – but we had to leave at 3am for my flight back home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I was walking down the street in Loughborough and I must have had every person congratulating me as I walked past them and I didn\u2019t know who they were half the time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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