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Recently did an interview for an article in the NY Times “For Champion Olympic Swimmer, a Simpler Time” – you can read it online by clicking here.

Hi Everyone – recently I did a fun interview for Babble on parenting and wanted to share the link – click here to ck it out online.

Was thinking about my diet again today, and wanted to share a quick Tip….

I love all sports but the ones I do are : mountain bike, snowboard, surf, and dirt bike.

My training has changed a lot over the years. Especially what I do out of the water. I believe in mixing things up and enjoying what your doing so that it never gets boring or feels like work. I try…

I was that 14 year old that was pretty oblivious to how big the Olympics were.  That definetly helped me stay calm and just have fun.

Staying focused was a difficult thing for me to do after the 2004 Olympics. You want to continue to train, but you also want to enjoy the perks of all your hard training. It took me awhile to learn how…

Following up on my last tip – I’ve been changing my diet to help get in better shape.  I’m cutting out most sugars , bye bye candy , and getting my carbs through fruits and veggies, also eating more protein. …

Hi everyone - I just posted some new answers to your “Ask Me” questions…

Wow. Maybe I would be athletic but not crazy into my sport and I would probably be really into fashion. I always wanted to open my own boutique so I would probably be doing that.