It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

All you do is pull the pin, and it releases a startling alarm that can get you out of a bad situation.

I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster.

It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.

I want to design my own clothing line. I'm very into fashion. It's something I really want to focus on when swimming is over.

I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready.

I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore.