Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as I can. It's crazy to think about. We never have enough time. That's always the thing. We always want to do more. So it's about being able to spend time on the things that are most important to you. Life is a lot easier that way, and obviously life is pretty difficult a lot of the time.

Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.

If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming?

The more you dream the more you achieve.

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

Water has always been a large part of my life, so for me now, being a father with another child on the way, I'm just teaching some of the small things I've been able to learn - and passing that onto the younger generation. Small things like turning your faucet off when you brush your teeth, not taking a 30-minute shower when you really don't need to. So I want to teach the younger generation to spread the message and make a difference. I'm almost more excited to do this than I was to swim.