IF there is anyone who doubts the formidable mental strength of Hannah Miley, they need only hear her story about the time she punched a wall – and we aren't talking metaphors here.
"It was a real wall," confirms the swimmer. "The story behind it is I got badly bitten on a training camp in Tenerife, there was bed bugs or something that were eating me which wasn't fun. The bites had swollen and were like massive golf balls underneath my arms. It was really quite tender and I couldn't lift my arms properly, it was agony when I was swimming.
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