I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.

I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.