I came into this meet knowing I had a shot at winning the 100 and 50. That was my goal, so that's what I was thinking about during the race. I just wanted to get my hand on the wall first.

I'm so excited, ... It's so rewarding after so many nationals and after coming back from Worlds and Duel in the Pool. I'm just having a great time. The pool's amazing, and it's just a thrill to be out in front. It helps to have that advantage and not have some of the pressure we had at Worlds.

Faster than you can blink, I guess.

I had one of my best starts,

He won as far as he knows his team is in the playoffs. It is an asset to know that. He has a place. The only negative may be that he lost the other toss and they'll be playing with the third-place spot.

The jam band idiom is kind of the new jazz as these kids will be growing up with this music as this music grows up. Watch out for this in five years. As we all grow up and get better the music will get better.