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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go.
I've actually medalled in every single swimming meet except for the Olympics, so that's the goal. I want to get on that podium - I really do. But for me, that's not something I can control... so I will be happy with going out there and swimming a race that I'm proud of.
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.
Swimming is a life-saving skill, so just the fact that the sport that I love can give so much back to other people - and inspire them to join something that they never thought they could do or go after their dreams - is something that is really special to me.
I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.
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.
After my cancer diagnosis, I really took my swimming to a new level.
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
The reason swimming is one of the hardest sports is because you have to be in the pool by yourself every day, making that sacrifice. There's no time to do anything else.
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