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Markus Rogan: Life after medals

When Markus Rogan stopped competing, his world unravelled. How a champion swimmer turned his life around.

A champion swimmer’s journey to find a new path outside of the pool. Markus Rogan held a world record and won two Olympic silvers for Austria. But when he stopped competing, his world unravelled. Markus trained for a new career as a psychotherapist, and it led him back to the Olympics - as a sports psychologist.

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