Interview after interview, you want to know about the security? Well, I will be happy to tell you about it…is there any? Yes, I see some armed Greek officers sitting under tents, but how safe does that make me? A blimp roaming the skies…not too secure. The billions that they spent? [...]

Colin Powell, it seems, is a bit scared of appearing in Athens amidst these protests. I have been here two weeks and am not scared, though I do wonder about the security here…

Seems that www.swiminfo.com has caught on to my charity auction, and has publicized it on their website.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be attending Wine Fest on Sept. 2 here in Kansas City. And while you are at it, stick around and bid on a signed FSII bathing suit and a 30-minute private swim lesson in their silent auction.

Seems that those rumors you have probably heard about parties during the Olympics games are true. Attended a Sports Illustrated party the other night with the likes of Dan O’Brian, Evander Holyfield, Rick Riley (if you read the back page of SI, you will know who this is), David Stern (NBA commish), and more.

I was just told that some of our fellow athletes felt an small earthquake earlier here in the village in Athens. I must have been swimming during it and did not feel it. It seems, though, that the issue of security here is nothing when you take into account that natural disasters may [...]

Mark Purdy seems to know a little about swimming, but maybe not enough, as he should have read my post on NJ.com (scroll down to Cheering for Gold) on the subject he commented on. Or even David Liss (in a post titled Olympics: To Gripe or Not To Gripe). It seems that Purdy [...]

Today was one long day of interviews. In a span of 4 and 1/2 hours, in the blazing sun, I did about 8 live phone interviews and 10 live television interviews across the country by satellite. After getting back to the village, I found that I made the newspaper again. This may [...]

I am still looking for donations for the Special Olympics, so here is what I will do. I have six USA Olympic Swimming pins. These are certainly hard to find, with each swimmer only getting 10. The first six people who donate $50 or more for the Special Olympics will get one. [...]

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