Hannah Miley is a former Great Britain Olympian. She became one of Britain's most successful Swimmers... but it wasn't easy, it was impossibly hard. Sacrifices were made.

In this episode of The Online Disrupter by Liam Chick, we speak about what it really took to get to the top level.

Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:41 - What was Hannah like as a child

6:42 - Was swimming her first choice sport

10:18 - Working with your dad

14:30 - Realising she could be world-class

16:44 - How do you qualify for events

21:33 - The training schedule

25:17 - There's no money in swimming

34:01 - Are we losing the next generation of talent

37:03 - The feeling of going to major events

39:32 - Rio 2016 and missing out on a Bronze medal

46:47 - Did you cry in Rio 2016?

50:26 - Giving out participation awards in school

53:25 - s*x at the Olympic camps

1:00:25 - London 2012 Olympics

1:07:22 - Q&A with Hannah Miley

1:27:01 - Outro

Hannah has competed in:

  • 2005 European Junior Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania.

  • 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

  • 2006 Commonwealth Games in in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  • 2008 World SC Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.

  • 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

  • 2009 European SC Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy.

  • 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

  • 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

  • 2011 2011 European SC Championships in Szczecin, Poland.

  • 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.

  • 2012 European SC Championships in Chartres, France.

  • 2012 World SC Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, United Kingdom.

  • 2013 European SC Championships in Herning, Denmark.

  • 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

  • 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

  • 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

  • 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  • 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

  • 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany.

  • 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

  • 2019 British Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

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