I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was a freestyle dancer; I wasn't trained.
My whole swimming career was about training to beat Michael Phelps in any race I possibly could.
Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.
I do freestyle jumping. Been doing since I was eight years old and can't quit. I'm addicted. I've broken many bones, but I ride with confidence. It's my thing - there's no high on earth like it. It's my hobby and I really enjoy it.
I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.
For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.
You're either an Olympian or not in swimming.
I've lost a lot more races than I've ever won... it's all part of the journey, really.
You know, that's kind of the thing, I can't freestyle and I used to always wonder why I couldn't, and when I would try once out of every six months, but I was always a great writer!