I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.

If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

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

The more you dream the more you achieve.

We need to make seeing a therapist more accessible; we've got to crack down on this and allow people the opportunity to seek help. It's going to be a game-changer. I would love people to become more vulnerable and reach out and ask for help. I would never want somebody to go through the feelings I had, almost exactly three years ago, of not wanting to be alive. That's a scary thing, and to think of where I am today compared to that - that's way bigger than winning a gold medal.

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

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.