Our returning freshmen and sophomores are only going to get better. Next year we want to have more than two swimmers competing at state individually.

My goal by my senior year is to win at least one gold medal for Leavenworth High School. Maybe we can leave our own little mark here.

I'm not really worried about (King). That's really far off. Second or third, that's right up there where my goal is.

We've been swimming together since I was about eight. It's a good rivalry, but we're still friends. We're always trying to keep up with each other.

In our modern age of Whole Foods and hybrid cars and flat screen TVs that are super-energy efficient, ... it's really about living a life that has concern for the planet around you but also doing it with style, authenticity and just a little bit of personal flair.

A lot of people come to me and they say, 'I want to live a more eco-friendly existence, but I just don't know what steps to take, it just seems so overwhelming,'