Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.

In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course.

I'm a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I'm training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.

My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.

To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.