Bates

Why did Dickens call this character Master Bates?

Mr Bates is a wealthy industrialist, he won't have time for someone like you.

Swimming gold medalist Carrie Bates recalls the sensation of adrenaline and excitement, shot through with fear, that swamped her body when she first stepped onto the Olympic stage at the age of 16.

Carrie Bates, known then by her maiden name Steinseifer, won three swimming gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Bates, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, is one of the few elite athletes who has some idea of the stress and emotions that run through athletes like gymnast Simone Biles, who withdrew from some Olympic events at the Games in Japan, and tennis ace Naomi Osaka, who left the prestigious Wimbledon tournament in June.

Bates acknowledges that she defined herself by her sport and was devastated when she failed to make the U.S. Olympic team four years after her victories at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.