What does balance mean to you as an elite athlete? And the balancing act it must have been to pursue a sport at the highest level while living both in Denmark and Los Angeles?

After I stopped my professional swimming career, it has been difficult for me to find balance in my life.

I have been used to living extremely structured and always knowing what I should do - even far into the future.

After ending my career, I have felt a bit out of balance. I have always had the perception that freedom is when you can do what you want, when you want.

In recent times, I have tried to work on getting more balance in my daily life - and I have realized that freedom for me can be knowing what I should do, when I should do it, and then creating freedom within those parameters - when I have it that way, I feel like I am in balance.