My Strategy Is That I Actually Have

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.

Swimming Is Normal For Me. I'm Relaxed. I'm Comfortable, And I Know My Surroundings. It's My Home.

My Mom Never Really Pushed Me Into Doing Something. It Was Kind Of Whatever I Wanted To Do, And That Was What Made Me Continue And Have The Longevity That I Had In My Career. I Went Through Ups And Downs In The Pool When I Loved It And When I Hated It.

Every Day, There's Always Something To Be Worried About; You Turn On The News And See Something Different Every Day, And It's Terrible. Hopefully, As Americans, And As The Inhabitants Of The World, We Can Come Together. We Need To Change Lives - Whether That's Conserving Water, Destigmatizing Mental Health Treatment Or Something Else. We Can Change Lives.

I Live A Pretty Conservative Life, So I Probably Really Haven't Done Anything Crazy.