Back Quote by Natalie du Toit

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

— Aaron Peirsol

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

— Michael Phelps

I've never regretted a swim

— Joseph Murray

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

I wanted swimming to be something that I loved, something that I was motivated to do for myself.

— Caeleb Dressel

Swimming is still very much a part of me.

— Victoria Arlen

I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to…

— Michael Phelps

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 try to separate my personal life from swimming.

— Michael Phelps

I love to swim, and what I have been able to do - give people hope.

— Victoria Arlen

When someone was willing to drown with me, I really didn't want to drown anymore.

— Marilyn Manson

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with…

— Michael Phelps