Overview
- The Sky profile Meine Geschichte, which aired Friday at 23:15, features van Almsick speaking with Riccardo Basile about the pressure she faced as a young swim star.
- She recalled years when she felt she was only trying to survive under constant demands to stay number one.
- She said she does not fear death and does not expect an afterlife.
- She added that she would rather live fully, even if that means reaching only 60 or 70 years of age.
- She noted she never won Olympic gold and said she made peace with that after her first son was born in 2007.