Loved Quote by Caeleb Dressel

I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.

— Michael Phelps

Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

— Natalie du Toit

Swimming forced me to deal with the things I wanted to escape. It helped me work through a lot of feelings and frustrations, because…

— Jessica Long

It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.

— Summer Sanders

I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.

— Grace Gummer

I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.

— Ryan Lochte

My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I…

— Teddy Sears

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

— Natalie du Toit

I was really keen on horse-riding, too, but I knew I had to give it up to give more time to swimming.

— Ellie Simmonds

I love swimming because racing.

— Ryan Lochte

I try to separate my personal life from swimming.

— Michael Phelps

Swimming took up so much of my faculties, and for so long, I was willing to give it everything.

— Aaron Peirsol