Quotes by Joe Thier

“I dont think we had as much firepower this year. And we had to fight back the whole time, which is tough.”

“You cant have anything better than our best swimmer against their best swimmer. And thats what it came down to with everything on the line. It was more of a team effort, but in the end it was one versus one.”

“Emily told me after the race that this was the best experience of her life. But thats because of what her performance meant to the team. Everybody made a contribution tonight and either swam their season-best or career-best times.”