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My Little Son Is Already Like Me - My Mom Has Always Said I Used To Bounce Off The Wall And Never Stop Talking Or Sit Still. I'm Starting To See That With Him. I Guess It's Living Proof He's Part Of Me.

I'm Fortunate To Have An Amazing, Strong Mother Who Is So Supportive Of Everything Me And My Sisters Did Growing Up - But She Was Someone Who Never Forced Us To Go Swim Or To Go Do This Or That. She Helped Us Think About Certain Consequences When We Needed To, But We Made Our Own Decisions. I Think If I Were Forced To Swim, I Wouldn't Have Stayed In The Pool As Long As I Did.

Before The (olympic) Trials I Was Doing A Lot Of Relaxing Exercises And Visualization. And I Think That That Helped Me To Get A Feel Of What It Was Gonna Be Like When I Got There. I Knew That I Had Done Everything That I Could To Get Ready For That Meet, Both Physically And Mentally

Why Is It Such A Big Deal What I'm Swimming?

My Mom Never Really Pushed Me Into Doing Something. It Was Kind Of Whatever I Wanted To Do, And That Was What Made Me Continue And Have The Longevity That I Had In My Career. I Went Through Ups And Downs In The Pool When I Loved It And When I Hated It.