Ryan is certainly the best swimmer we've ever had at the University of Florida.

[Ryan] never gets to swim that event, and we felt like he had a good shot at breaking Anthony's school record. He probably will in two weeks when we're shaved and rested. But Anthony was still a quality athlete.

I think what makes it's a big accomplishment because we're not hiding him. He is racing different events and doing a full training schedule all the time. It's not by design; he just does not like to lose. That type of streak would be like a quarterback not throwing an interception for three seasons.

We've improved in a lot of areas the past few weeks. So we saw some good things. We have 10 days now to understand that we're entering a new level of competition.

You couldn't ask for a better role model.

We are going to miss them, but the supporting cast is better because of them. They are just flat-out tough, day-to-day, and they did it with work ethic.