There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.

The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and better. . . . Each team is pushing each other to get better. It's good for the sport of swimming and it's good for both teams.

You see a lot of us lingering around. We'll just stand there on the edge of the pool and kinda psych ourselves up into getting in.

There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.