With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.

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 always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

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

I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.

My training centered on aerobic development, meaning I'd swim longer with less intensity during the majority of my practices. As I got older, I began more weight training, and my workouts went from long at a lower intensity to shorter and more intense.