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Question: Was the Speedo party in california fun???

Yeah I had a lot of fun. I met a lot of new people. It was really exciting.

Question: hey, did you go pro, if you did who did you do it with?? Why was/is that a hardship?

I did go pro and I went with Speedo.

Question: Hey Ryan! I’m Isadora and I live in Brazil. Are you coming here for the Pan American Games next year?

I am trying to, but if they don’t let me then I can’t. I want to, though.

Question: What advice do u have for Special olympic athletes who want to be on top of the world and What is the best Food before a Swim meet?

The advice I can give you is that no matter what conditions people have, people can always achieve what they want; only if that’s truely what they want. If you believe in yourself then anything can
happen. Before a swim meet eat carbs and red meat. That’s what I do.

Question: When you bringing back the white boy fro?

Hahahaha! I don’t know; maybe soon. Kinda working on it now.

Question: What meets are ya swimmin at this summer?

I have Sectionals and then Nationals.

Question: Hey Ryan! What’s your guilty pleasure tv show/movie?

I would have to say The Notebook. It gets me every time.

Question: I am a 17-year-old swimmer from Bulgaria. I swim 6 times a day, 5 kilometers every time, with a coach. Unfortunately I have learned to swim at 16. Is it too late to compete at the Olympics? Is 5 km a day enough or I should swim more? Thank you very much in advance.

Don’t think it’s too late to start. If your goal is to go to the olympics, well you can achieve it. I don’t know how far 5 km is but as long as you’re focused you will be fine. Go for the gold!

Question: I remember playing lacrosse with you about 10 years ago, do you think if you would have persued that you would have gone pro in that also? Glad to see your doing well, all that hard work has payed off! How is the family doing? Tell them I said hi. - Shane Sullivan

Hey what’s up man haven’t heard or talked to you in forever. Well I might be pro for that if it was something I truely wanted to do, and be succesful in it. I would have worked my hardest to be the best. But the family is doing well. You should call them or something.

Question: What is your favorite stroke and why?

I’m starting to like backstroke because you can kick underwater on your back.

Question: Do you enjoy signing autographs and taking pictures with fans, or is it more out of obligation?

I love to sign autographs and take pictures because I know what it’s like to be in the fans position. So I try to sign everything for everyone and take pictures also; it’s fun.

Question: Ryan, I’ve never seen you swim the 200 fly, do you not like it or do you just preferother events?

I swam the 200 fly a couple of times in my collegiate years, but it’s more me prefering other events.

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