"The world championships are now just around the corner with our staging camp in Manchester starting on Tuesday.

Training has been going well as I am starting to enter the 'taper' phase which means a decrease in quantity and an increase in quality.

We are starting to rest more, having a few sessions off during the week, but when we train it's more intense with a greater focus on swimming at race pace.

I am looking forward to going away, especially travelling into the European summer.

We received the Australian Team uniform on Friday and that's always exciting.

Here is my schedule for Rome: