Coach always puts us in the same lane. We train together and we've become better friends. We always hang out. Even though he's a guy, I look up to him because he's a badass swimmer.
I had a goal this year, to make the NCAA (Championship). I was training for that aspect; that was my motivation.
It opened my eyes to the real world of swimming. It let me compete against people around the world. With my club team I was just continuously racing against the same people.
When I dive into the pool, I go for it. I'm in there at most, five minutes a whole meet, so I give it all I've got.
We usually do a lot better in the Big East competitions. That's where we show who we are.
