Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting.

This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.

Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do.

My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.

I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.

For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put carbs into my system before I swim and then load up on the protein after. I don't count calories. Whether it's Sour Patch Kids or Reese's or a bag of chips, if I feel like eating it, I'm going to eat it.