Maisie Summers-Newton ready to deal with Paralympic pressure

A trainee teacher, Summers-Newton said the last three years had been “exhausting”, juggling international competitions with her studies.

“There are definitely days when you get in the pool and you don’t feel like swimming at all,” she told the BBC.

“When I was doing my placements at university, I was getting up at 6am, getting in for 8am, then coming here to swim in the evenings and train.

“They were really long days.

“But I do it because I have a passion for swimming. I do it because I was that little girl that watched London 2012 and was inspired by the Paralympic movement and enjoys coming swimming every single day.”