Is that the plan, obviously, to swim really well here again?

Yeah, I've been working on my swim.

I know everyone says this all the time, but I've been really focusing on this swim skin idea, that being my weakness.

Everyone says, you're only good at swimming with a wetsuit, and it's kind of hurtful, but it's true.

It was true.

So yeah, I've been doing some core exercises, which is like a new one for me.

And I've been working on my kick, which, again, massive, I think.

How do you plan to execute keeping one eye on her and making sure she's taking you guys back to the front?

This is the best path I can go right here, and this will lead to success"

Yeah.

I would love that, and I think I, I'm slowly grounding myself in that idea.

Um, but I think what this, the i- this idea of, you know, that I'm not doing it the right way is because the people who are beating me are winning one year, and then injured the next.

Winning one year, and then they've...

And then, uh, w- um, this is without judgment.

This is, like, me being inspired by their attitude.

Mm-hmm

What are your thoughts about going back on the same course with men? So

personally, I know the sport has quite mixed opinions on this.

I'm actually really excited for it.

I think it makes total sense in terms of the whole picture presented, having a limited amount of competitors able to compete on the island because of the very niche culture that they have there and the small, very small sort of setups of the local villages and the community and the protection of the natural elements in terms of reefs.

I think that it will be really, really vital that the broadcasting team that Ironman are developing constantly do say, well, they do produce a fair and equal broadcast for the women and the men.

But I've never seen a conflict of interest having us on the same day.

But why do you do it, Kat?

I mean, it's a great question.

yes,

I took that mentality all the way through and it finally paid off in Nice in a way.

So it wasn't like I did anything special.

I knew I had really good swimming form in training.

I know I'm really comfortable in the sea as opposed to, you know, some people don't like it compared to a lake.

I sort of grew up as a kid like... bodyboarding, body surfing, that sort of stuff in cold old Wales.

And so I think, yeah, it was a mixture of everything.

Like, um, tell me how that happens.