“She’s 24 and I taught her to swim when she was three, she started at swimming club when she was six. She has a very ruthless and regimented approach to everything she does. It’s relentless, she hasn’t seen her boyfriend for six months.
“She’s not the biggest of athletes so that means she has to be technically proficient and have a huge heart. That’s not something that’s just happened, it’s taken years to develop.
“I think there’s a lot more to come, she’s getting to be an older athlete in some people’s eyes, but I disagree.”
Miley still has races to swim at Glasgow 2014 and she admits the magnitude of her achievement has yet to hit home.
“As much as a joy, it’s also a relief,” she said. “The competition isn’t over for me yet so I’ve not been able to stop and look back over the race. It hasn’t really sunk in yet.
“I was really chuffed that I was able to break the Games record. I managed to get the record when I was in Delhi under extreme circumstances so I knew it would be pretty straightforward to try to break the Games record again, but to go that quick in the final, I wasn’t expecting that.”
Having raced for Team GB at London 2012, Miley revealed the home Games experience helped her claim gold at Tollcross International Swimming Centre on Thursday.
“Regardless of my headphones I could still hear the crowd,” she added.
“The fact people were drumming their feet on the floor at the far end meant it was making a loud booming noise. It was great and it was the first time I’ve actually stood up and embraced the crowd.
“In London it was wonderful but you didn’t really know what to expect until you got out there and it pretty much hit you like a bus. Here, the noise level was 10 times louder but it was closer, and the fact it was in such a familiar setting for me, I just loved it, I loved every minute of it.
“London has definitely set me up to manage and cope with home crowd support, and the pressures that come along with that. It has been a big stepping stone for me being the athlete I am today.”
