Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing.

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

I feel like Aaron brings out the best in me

I grew up around the pool with my sisters. Both of my sisters swam. I was always there. So I thought, why not? My mom put us in the water for water safety, so we were comfortable in the water in case anything ever happened. I learned that way, and started liking it more and more.

Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally