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.

Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

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.

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.