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

Stay motivated, set goals, have fun

I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

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.

Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer.

The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?