Day Quote by David Steward

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

— Michael Phelps

When I was eight years old, or I may have been younger, my aunt picked me up and threw me in the pool and…

— Charisma Carpenter

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

— Esther Williams

I swam. We made it, our team, from the rocks of Cuba to the beach of Florida, in squeaky-clean, ethical fashion.

— Diana Nyad

Growing up, I was a water baby. We lived near a lake, had a pool in our backyard, and as soon as I was…

— Victoria Arlen

I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put with a…

— Lance Armstrong

I started at a 'learn to swim' scheme when I was about five-years-old. I did it to learn water safety, but it was fun…

— Liam Tancock

I was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons when I was in high school.

— Jen Psaki

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

— Natalie du Toit

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.

— Barbara Bush

I was forced to earn some extra glue and made the hysterically shortsighted decision to pose for photos in very tiny and colorful swimwear…

— Gabe Kapler

My father was a swim teacher. We used to swim before school, swim after school.

— Gordon Ramsay