It’s been a few weeks of some grueling practices. My body feels exhausted to say the least. What’s crazy is that my Coach, Dave Salo, is able to keep me engaged and challenged even when my body doesn’t want to or can’t move anymore.

I’ve been in the water now for almost 8 weeks and I feel like I am getting in really good shape. Being pushed daily by the best athletes in the sport of swimming, is one of the luckiest experiences I’ve ever had. I’m constantly pushing myself to new limits and achieving things that I never knew I could do.

With the FINA World Cup underway and following some of the swimming abroad, I’m eager to do some swim competitions myself. The first one on the agenda is the Minneapolis Grand Prix, in Minnesota. I’m really looking forward to this meet because it’s the first one of the season. Although I’m excited, I also need to be realistic about my goal setting. I’m in better shape right now than I ever have been in my career this early in the season. However, I’m more broken down than I can remember. That said, I’m excited for the challenges ahead and look forward to some fast swimming coming up.

I’ll keep you all in the loop. Go strong everyone!