Intro:

This weekend, Rio de Janeiro will host a swimming promotional event with athletes from France, Australia, USA and Brazil, the Quick Row Challenge.

Script:

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English) Matt Targett, Team Australia

"I think that being invited is an advantage to ourselves and also to our countries for 2016 Olympics. It's a motivating factor to ourselves and I'm very happy to be here. On a note about Rio, I noticed it's a bit safer, cleaner and, if this continues every year, I'm really excited to see what we can do in the 2016 Olympics. Things are going to be beautiful."


2. 00:26. 01:05 SOUNDBITE (French) Frederick Bousquet, Team France

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"I think that a lot of people take into consideration that Rio has security problems, drug trafficking. I think that the biggest concern of the athletes is security, security of the relatives that will be encouraged to come to the Olympic Games. For me, personally, the Rio Games are the games that it will look very organised and, I know it will be tough for Brazilians but it will be the big security Games"


3. 01:15 SOUNDBITE (French) Florent Manaudou, Team France

"It's different. I think it is going to be difficult, there will be pressure. But I have three years to prepare and I think it will be a lot of pressure for Cesar (Cielo, Brazilian swimmer) because he will be competing at home. I will be the 'outsider'. We will see in three years time