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articles INTERVIEW - DANIEL KOWALSKI 07-12-01 | 4:07pm
How was that, you looked like you were giving it to Craig Stevens at the end? Kowalski: I decided that if I was in the position to win the heat, I would try. 100% effort and I was more than happy with that result. How is the shoulder? Kowalski: I didn?t think about it, didn?t notice it. I wasn?t even concerned, I was more worried about the lactic acid. What did it feel like? Kowalski: I couldn?t eat breakfast. I am rooming with two kids from home and we mucked around a bit and I felt relaxed, but since I got to the pool, and people started saying ?good luck?, it seems like a bigger deal than it really is, and sitting in the marshalling area I was pretty damned nervous. When was your last swim? Kowalksi : The Australian Short Course Championships here 15 months ago. When was the last time you swam without your shoulder affecting your stroke? Kowalski: Before I knew what was going on with it, and just feeling the pain, it was 1994 in my right one. I had problems with the lead up to Commonwealth Games in Victoria so I guess it was around then. Are you swimming the final? Kowalski: Yes I am. Usually Friday is a hard training day, so we are trying to keep routine as much as possible. But, I?m not expecting to swim any quicker tonight. I pulled up okay so Denis (Cotterell? coach) said why not. Did you want to throw in a good one at Craig Stevens? Kowalski: I was feeling comfortable until he picked up at the 200 metre mark and I thought I?m not going to let him go. In the last 100 I gave it all I had. My turns were terrible. Is it good to have first one out of the way? Kowalski: Yes, I feel a lot more relaxed now. I am not sore, it?s quite surreal actually. Last night, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I had been through the last year. What is it like sitting in the waiting room? Kowalski: I sat by myself. I used to sit with Kieren.
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