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

As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.

I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

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

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

When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it — and everybody was talking about it — that I decided to keep it.