Years have passed but the athlete - let's call the person "M" - hasn't forgotten the distressing image. Of a swimmer, sitting in a changing room, alone and miserable. Maybe it was just a bad day or maybe it was part of the mental health issues which some athletes struggle with.
But do we talk about it openly enough? Shouldn't we?
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