00:00Why do you think it's important, I mean obviously your mom, why do you think it's important that we have equal representation between men and women this time around?
00:08Oh my gosh, I mean there's no reason for it not to be important to have equal representation.
00:12I think this Olympics is huge for it being the first time ever to have 50% male, 50% female.
00:17I think that just shows so much. It shows how far women have come, it shows how far sports has come.
00:22There's still a long way to go but I think we all realize in this fight we have to stop and celebrate the wins when we get them and this is a massive win.
00:29It's the biggest sporting event of all time to have gender equity and now that this bar has been set I think we want to do everything we can to make sure that this is the standard moving forward.
00:37And what would you like to see? Obviously there's not parity and equality or just two separate things.
00:44Yes.
00:45And there's not pay equality, there's not fair representation between coaches and referees. So where do you see this movement going next?
00:51Well you said it perfectly, I think that's where we want it to go.
00:54We have that equal representation now, now we need to make sure that everything else follows in line.
00:58So we're looking for equal pay, we're looking for that representation in coaches and staff members, for those sponsorship deals, for the media deals.
01:05We want to make sure that women athletes are getting the attention they deserve for being the phenomenal role models, athletes and human beings that they are.
01:12So this is an amazing stepping stone into doing that and we have so many voices in this space that are working so hard to make that happen.
01:19And I think people are really realizing the value in amazing women athletes and the role model that they are.
01:25Not just to young girls, but to young boys and to our younger generation as a whole.
01:29Were you against it?
01:31I did not. I feel so fortunate. I feel like swimming has actually always been a very gender equal sport.
01:36The opportunities are provided for either male or female just depending on how you perform and how you race.
01:41So I feel incredibly fortunate in that space.
01:43But that does not mean that I'm not going to continue to fight for my sisters that are in sports where that is not the case.
01:48It is so important and I feel so fortunate to have had that experience.
01:51But because of that, I want to make sure that all my fellow female athletes have that same experience.
01:55Swimming, what are you looking for?
01:57Oh my gosh, I'm so excited.
01:59You know, it just got started last night, so finals was amazing.
02:02Watching the men's 4x100 relay bring home gold was so special.
02:05You know, doing that, I think, three years in a row now is absolutely incredible.
02:09And, you know, I think we've got so much to look forward to.
02:11Regan Smith, I can't wait to watch her swim.
02:13Kate Douglas is swimming absolutely phenomenally.
02:15Gretchen Walsh is the hunter flying tonight.
02:17I think that's going to be really fun to watch.
02:19And then the men, we definitely have some exciting things happening over there as well.
02:22A lot of youngins on the team.
02:23So really just excited for the team.
02:25A lot of members making their first Olympic debut.
02:28So it's just going to be a really good experience for them.
02:30What about this emerging or maybe not emerging kind of rivalry between the US, the Aussies?
02:35Definitely not emerging at all.
02:37The media is making a huge deal out of it.
02:39And this has been around literally for generations.
02:42Australia has always been our biggest competition.
02:44But I think, more so than ever, they are going to be hard to beat this Olympic cycle.
02:49They are showing up and showing out.
02:51The past world championships last year, they were phenomenal.
02:53We've already seen, based on one night, they're here and they're not backing down.
02:57So there are going to be some serious tough competition this meet.
03:00But, honestly, it elevates the sport.
03:02And it elevates us at the end of the day when we have competitors that push us to be the best versions of ourselves.
03:07So I know that all the athletes are just grateful for the opportunity to race against the best in the world.
03:11And what about the Chinese? There seems to be, on the diving side, obviously, there's some rivalry.
03:15There's swimming events as well.
03:17A little bit, yeah, for sure.
03:18I think the Chinese always show up on an Olympic year as well.
03:21So they've always proved to be really tough competitors as well.
03:23And, like I said, I think just making sure we use that to our advantage
03:26and use the people around us to be the best we've ever been.
