Every Day Is Different And Every Day

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.

I Feel Most At Home In The Water. I Disappear. That's Where I Belong.

For Recovery, I Think It's A Big Deal To Eat Within A Half-hour After You Exercise. Otherwise I Just Try To Put Carbs Into My System Before I Swim And Then Load Up On The Protein After. I Don't Count Calories. Whether It's Sour Patch Kids Or Reese's Or A Bag Of Chips, If I Feel Like Eating It, I'm Going To Eat It.

I Don't Have A Strict Diet. It's All About Cramming In As Many Calories Into My System As I Possibly Can. To Be Honest With You, I Have A Tough Time Keeping Weight On.

And, You Know, Being Able To Wear The Stars And Stripes, When You Step Up On One Of The Blocks Or, You Know, When You Step Off Of An Airplane Or When You Hear The National Anthem Play, You Know, It's One Of The Greatest Feelings In The World Because You Know That There Are People At Home Who Are Supporting You And Watching You.