It has been busy busy as usual and this weekend I'll be doing commentary for the Charlotte UltraSwim.  We'll be in North Carolina at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center covering the event with lots of Olympic talent including Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Cullen Jones, and Katie Hoff!

While it has been a while since I've been able to swim, it is always exciting to be back around the competition!  Speaking of competition, I was just thinking about my days at Stanford and the new star Julia Smit who broke some of my college records.

Some people ask if it bothers me, but you know what it doesn't.  I think it would have bothered me maybe if like two years after I broke the record they fell.  But I just think it's great for several reasons.  Number one, they've been there for a while.  So I love the fact that women's swimming at Stanford has really stayed strong.  So they've got some good swimmers.

Overall, I'm not a big record status person at all.  But I like the fact that the caliber of swimmers is now in the record-breaking business.  You know what I mean?

Also, I think it's great because my friend Lea Maurer is the coach out there and I really love Stanford and I want to see them on top at the NCAAs.  And I know that they were fourth this past year, which is awesome.  But I know Lea's goal is to win NCAAs again.  It was the best moment in my swimming career and I wish that upon every Stanford athlete.

When my American records were broken, yeah I was kind of like, "Oh that was a good run. They've been there for 12 years." But the moment I broke Tracy Caulkin's record I learned that they are made to be broken.  They are.  It was only a matter of time and I was pretty proud of how long they stood.