Australia's Olympic swim team have been formally told to avoid "risky" activities between now and Rio, although sometimes the biggest dangers are found where you least expect it.
Head coach Jacco Verhaeren confirmed on Tuesday all swimmers had been urged to cease any sport that could lead to injury with activities such as surfing, horse riding and even beach football considered too risky for our Olympians with just 100 days to go until Rio.
But the biggest threat almost emerged in the most unlikely circumstances last week when Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart flew a handful of our best gold medal contenders to Uluru for an exclusive 'dinner under the stars' gathering.
World champions Mitch Larkin, Bronte Campbell and Emily Seebohm plus current world No.1s Cate Campbell, Mack Horton and Cameron McEvoy were all aboard a private jet with Swimming Australia president John Bertrand and Verhaeren that became stranded for three hours at Coober Pedy.
The plane was landing to refuel but the front tyre blew out at the end of the runway.
The pilot told swimmers it was only the third time he'd burst a tyre in 36 years and had it occurred seconds earlier when the plane was landing at full speed they could've nose-dived into the tarmac.