Championship Quote by Liam Tancock

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 grew up as a swimmer, speaking of sports; I spent a lot of time before school and after school swimming.

— Sunita Williams

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

I started swimming before I got into wrestling at, like, 4 years old, then I wrestled from, like, 5 years old through college, graduated,…

— Chad Mendes

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

— Apolo Ohno

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 swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used…

— Jo Brand

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

— Jen Psaki

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

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

— Gordon Ramsay

I am excited to have the opportunity to help provide the same swim instruction that I received as a child when I was enrolled…

— Michael Phelps

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

— Audrina Patridge