”Just walking out into the arena — it was so cool. I had so many friends and family who were all wearing the same bright pink Bermuda t-shirts, and it's so easy to spot them. Every swimming session was completely packed, even the heats. So that was just awesome, walking out in front of 16,000 people.”
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Emma Harvey (Swimmer)

”It was U23s and my whole goal was to just be invited to selection camp to make the team, and before I knew it I was in the top boat and racing in the A-Final. And we came up a little short — we got silver. We lost. I remember thinking, 'You hear that? It's not your anthem.' That was probably the pivotal race. You could do 99.9% of the work, but someone else will have done all the work, and you are going to learn a very quick and painful lesson from that.

My goal was to come here and make sure that I could look back and believe that there was nothing else I could have done.”

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Dara Alizadeh (Rower)

“We had this thing called 'Ironkids' in Bermuda, which was my first, sort of, triathlon. And it's weird — you don't necessarily remember the details, but you remember the race. And I wonder if the Olympics becomes the same. In 10 years, or 15 years, you don't remember the details, just the race.”

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Tyler Smith (Triathlon)

”I actually had a good swim and for me the swim is definitely my weakest. I came out 25th or 30th and there were a lot of strong people around me. So I was out of the swim thinking that this was my moment. But after 2 laps I got caught behind a crash and had to stop. I really didn’t want to crash and I really wanted to have a good experience from this Olympics. So maybe, in hindsight, I was being a bit reserved. That's just like fuel for me now, because I know I can do better.”

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Erica Hawley (Triathlon)

“Qualifying for me was a huge moment. I knew I had to hit a certain time, and I knew that time for two years leading up to qualifying. So I knew that I had achieve that — and i got closer and closer and closer to it. But you are also getting closer and closer to the deadline, so you know that time is running out and if you don’t get it then you're missing another opportunity. So when you get it it's just like a huge weight off your shoulders. I was super-lucky — my family were there, some of my friends were there. It was a core memory, for sure.”

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Jack Harvey (Swimmer)

Special thanks to the Bermuda Olympic Association