Group Quote by Lance Armstrong

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 learnt to swim at the age of four or five. My parents took me to a club where you go from learning to…

— Ellie Simmonds

I started swimming when I was four because my brother wanted to join a swim team, and I wanted to do what he did.…

— Summer Sanders

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

My parents wanted us to be pool-safe, so I had lessons when I was 18 months old. I would like to share with all…

— Summer Sanders

On our swim team, they had something called the 'developmental meet.' I didn't know it was a meet only for the worst kids so…

— Jeff Kinney

I grew up in Florida, so you start swimming at the age of 1, really. By 10, I was competitive swimming, and by 12,…

— Diana Nyad

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

My mum took me to swimming lessons when I was very young, four years old.

— Ellie Simmonds

I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12.

— Apolo Ohno

I couldn't make it on the swimming team in high school. In fact, I got thrown off the swimming team and was forced to…

— Ron Perlman

I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4.

— Audrina Patridge