Paralympics: Faye Rogers looks back on “incredible” path to gold

“It's incredible,” Rogers told BBC Scotland. “It's been three years since my accident and it's just a wonderful full circle.”

“As someone whose life revolved around swimming, to be told that you would never be able to compete or swim properly again was really, really hard.

“I'm really proud of myself for recovering from that. My coach Patrick Miley played a big part in that. He supported me from day one.”

“I had to call Patrick from the hospital after the accident and had never worked with him before. I was so nervous when I called because I didn't want to disappoint him.

“I wasn't sure what he was going to say and he just couldn't have been more supportive. It just continued from there and my mom, dad and basically my whole family never stopped supporting me.”

Given everything that had happened before, there must have been a lot going through her mind before a race of this magnitude, but Rogers took full advantage of her opportunity.

“I didn't quite get it yet and when I stood on the podium I was shocked,” she said. “I didn't know where to look and I just couldn't stop grinning. It's unbelievable. I couldn't be happier.”

“Of course you hope to win, but you don't dare think about it because if you don't, it will only be more painful.”

“When I crossed the finish line and touched the wall, I allowed myself to think about it for the first time and just thought, 'Wow!'”