I See My Goals As Personal And

Obviously For Water Safety, You Want To Learn Just To Be Comfortable In The Water; That's The Main Goal. I Think The Second That You Start Freaking Out And Feeling Uncomfortable, It's Not Going To Go Well.

I Engaged In Behavior Which Was Regrettable And Demonstrated Bad Judgment. I'm 23 Years Old And Despite The Successes I've Had In The Pool, I Acted In A Youthful And Inappropriate Way, Not In A Manner People Have Come To Expect From Me. For This, I Am Sorry. I Promise My Fans And The Public It Will Not Happen Again.

I'm Fortunate To Have An Amazing, Strong Mother Who Is So Supportive Of Everything Me And My Sisters Did Growing Up - But She Was Someone Who Never Forced Us To Go Swim Or To Go Do This Or That. She Helped Us Think About Certain Consequences When We Needed To, But We Made Our Own Decisions. I Think If I Were Forced To Swim, I Wouldn't Have Stayed In The Pool As Long As I Did.

It's Cool Just Because I've Had This Dream Of Changing The Sport Of Swimming And It's Finally Happening.

I've Always Been Fortunate In That I've Been Able To Put Myself In My Own Zone And Relax. It Comes Naturally. I'm Lucky To Be That Way