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Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo attended the inaugural Global Fraud Summit in London. A communique signalling a commitment to tackle fraud and scams was endorsed by 11 countries at the summit. (Photo: UK Government)
Speaking to CNA after announcing his retirement on Tuesday (Apr 2), the 28-year-old swim star admitted that the "most" pressure he has ever felt was when defending his 2016 title at the next Olympics. And it was exacerbated by the fact that he wasn't at a level where he wanted to be.
"The stress has always been there, but if I'm physically and mentally prepared, I have nothing to worry about, because all of this is just outside noise," he said.
"It's the moment where you know that you're not in the spot where you like to be or you know you should be, that's when the stress from the outside; also consequences if I don't podium, don't medal, what's going to happen – those weighed on my mind.
"But it's my job to manage those expectations."
