Louise Ayling

I think we set the bar really high. I hope we succeed in inspiring other athletes. We looked up to Storm (URU, NZL) and Pete (Peter TAYLOR, NZL) because they’d been here already and we thought to ourselves: ‘Yeah, we can’. We talked to Mahe (DRYSDALE, NZL) and Eric (MURRAY, NZL) about their experiences. Everyone had to go through B-finals to get to where they are right now (Olympic champions). What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.