He's using the excitement of the Olympics in all of his swims now. The team definitely sees a new Andrew Livingston. That confidence has become evident in Livingston's 200 fly time of 1 minute, 46.97 seconds, the fastest in the nation this season. As a result of being No. 1, Livingston said, he will be a marked man for the rest of the season. But he's glad that other swimmers will recognize his name.
All swimmers are like that.
I know they'll take me seriously now. That's good because it's easier to swim faster when someone else is going fast. Livingston's accomplishments have not come easily. He moved to Houston to live with his parents last year, taking a nine-month break from school to prepare for the Olympics. I give a lot of the credit to my parents.