In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance.

- Kirsty Coventry

There are younger, stronger swimmers coming up and they are hungry. I can't influence what they do, I only know what I can do and I know how greedy I…

- Kirsty Coventry

It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top.

- Kirsty Coventry

I have always stayed out of politics, I don't believe it would be appropriate to talk about it.

- Kirsty Coventry