Things Can Change In The Blink Of

Things Won’t Go Perfect. It’s All About How You Adapt From Those Things And Learn From Mistakes.

When We Got In The Race, We Knew What We Had To Do And Knew What We Wanted To Do. Having Three Of Four Guys From The American Record 800 Free Relay Is A Pretty Solid Relay, So We Thought We Could Take A Crack At The U.s. Open Record Tonight. We're All A Little Tired, But That's Fifth-fastest American Relay Ever, So It's Not A Bad Time. We Ended Tonight On A Great Note.

Water Has Always Been A Large Part Of My Life, So For Me Now, Being A Father With Another Child On The Way, I'm Just Teaching Some Of The Small Things I've Been Able To Learn - And Passing That Onto The Younger Generation. Small Things Like Turning Your Faucet Off When You Brush Your Teeth, Not Taking A 30-minute Shower When You Really Don't Need To. So I Want To Teach The Younger Generation To Spread The Message And Make A Difference. I'm Almost More Excited To Do This Than I Was To Swim.

This Is My 20th Year In The Sport. I've Known Swimming And That's It. I Don't Want To Swim Past Age 30; If I Continue After This Olympics, And Come Back In 2016, I'll Be 31. I'm Looking Forward To Being Able To See The Other Side Of The Fence.

I Like To Just Think Of Myself As A Normal Person Who Just Has A Passion, Has A Goal And A Dream And Goes Out And Does It. And That's Really How I've Always Lived My Life.