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I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go.

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

I've enjoyed training again, I've enjoyed pushing myself in the pool and I'll keep on swimming until I feel I cannot get any more out of myself.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

As long as I'm enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.

I can't imagine what I would be doing if I wasn't swimming. It is what I want to do now; it is what I want to do in the foreseeable future, and that is what I'm focusing on.

For people who believe that they can't do it, I hope I'm an inspiration to others to get out there and try swimming. You might be pretty good at it.

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.