Retirement was once an option for Ryosuke Irie.
Now he's happy that he stayed in the pool, training in a completely new environment.
Irie joined top professional swimming training group Team Elite in San Diego in the United States after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where he finished without any medals and considered quitting the sport.
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