Obviously losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
We all have roles in life. I'm a dad a husband this and that but basically I only feel justified in being alive when I'm on the stage.
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My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band – one of the only blues bands in Fargo as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player Ted Larsen.
