Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.

Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.

It was a real experience, not just, 'I'm going to the Olympics,' but it was a life skill, an eye-opener to the real world situation. I was 16, gone from my parents for two months, living by myself in a hotel. I was in charge of how much I ate, how much sleep I got. You grow up extremely fast. You know how to set goals for yourself, and how to work toward those goals. You know time management and how to work through adversity.

They're doing well. I like to see them participate and have fun. We try not to put too much pressure on them. We just want them to have fun. They're just great kids.

Oh, heavens yes. I can't say enough about how fun it is. It has just really exceeded my hopes.

We'd walk those 2 miles from the house and found it was just so much fun being down here. We didn't want to leave.