I try to swim my own race for the most part. I try to stick with them for the first 75 (yards), then save enough that I can sprint to the finish.

There is no word to describe it. It was amazing.

I was like, 'Why are we teamed up with Lincoln? That doesn't make any sense?' But that first day of practice I was making friends left and right. I love them all like brothers.

I'm excited to be a part of the race,

I definitely feel I belong in a race (that Powell is in). In Athens (2004 Olympics), looking around at the crowd, I had a sense of belonging. That's what I'm here to do, what I was born to do -- my destiny, I suppose.

I can't wait for the race and experience first-hand why the sport has 75 million fans.