Freya Anderson says Olympics postponement could work in her favour

"An extra year will definitely do me good. A whole year of training, especially in this professional environment at Bath. I've got all the support. I've got a new coach, nutrition, physio. Everything is in one place".

Freya moved to her new training facility in Bath at the start of the lockdown, a massive change at a crucial point in her career.

Making friends in a new city is always difficult, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. But Freya insists training keeps her busy, as well as socialising with fellow swimmers. She shares a coach, a training lane and a flat with James Guy, who won two silver medals in Rio.

Freya added: "We try not to talk just about swimming. We always like watching different series on Netflix, especially with covid.

"We probably talk about food the most, as all swimmers do...I think because we are always hungry. As soon as we finish a session, the first thing we will talk about is what we are having for dinner.

"You use so much energy in the pool. You can't wait to go home and refuel. I can cook a good carbonara. I would say that is probably my favourite. But usually during midweek training, it is boring things like chicken, rice and veggies, nothing exciting but it's all to get you in the right shape."

Freya trains 10 times a week in the pool, with Pilates on top of that. At the start of lockdown, things were tough. She moved back home with her parents and had a swimming pool with a pressure pump fitted in her back garden, so that she could keep training.