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.

No matter what, like, I couldn't - I could break a world record, get an Olympic gold medal, and my mom would be, like, you could have done better. But you looked pretty. That's what she says all the time.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

Anything I do, I do with 110 percent. Right now, my biggest goal is the 2016 Olympics. My main focus is that. But after the sport of swimming-when it's all said and done-I want to get involved in fashion. 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 want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that.

Of course I have bad hair days; I’m human.

I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.