From Emory University Athletics

Former Emory swimming standout Andrew Wilson, who is currently training for the 2016 Olympics, was featured in a 20 Questions column on USASwimming.com Tuesday afternoon from correspondent Bob Schaller.

Andrew Wilson is about getting it done. The Division III standout from Emory University took the college scene by storm with his steady rise through the ranks, and then at Phillips 66 Nationals this summer set a new standard for himself - and the competition - winning the 100 breaststroke. He was also third in the 200 breaststroke. 

1. How is training going?

Andrew: It’s good. I am pretty run down right now. We’ve been working pretty hard.

2. You are swimming at the University of Texas?
Andrew: Yes, I am swimming with Eddie. It’s incredible. I started talking to Eddie in January last year. Under D3 rules your coach can’t train you out of season. I called Eddie and he was nice about it. He let me come down. And it just sort of went from there. Why wouldn’t you want to swim with these guys at Texas? It’s the best training group in the world.

3. What do you think of Austin?
Andrew: It’s nice. Over the summer, I didn’t realize places got this hot! I remember going home (to Maryland) after Summer Nationals and I walked outside. It was low 90s, and it felt like a brisk day compared to Austin -- and back home I used to (laughs) think 90 was hot!

4. How did you work toward that win at Phillips 66 Nationals in the 100 breaststroke?
Andrew: After D3 NCAAs in the spring was when I sort of thought I could have a good long course summer. I knew I could be faster than I was in 2014. But how much faster I did not know. But I had a lot of confidence. I just wanted to work hard and see where we’d go.

5. Getting third in the 200 breaststroke - wasn’t that also a nice result and sort of reinforcement of the 100 win?
Andrew: You know, the 200 long course is something I have not swum that much. So I am still learning how toswim it. I think you can tell that from my splits in the morning and then at night. I talked to Eddie about that; sometimes it takes longer to see the drops in the longer, long course events. But I wasn’t expecting such a big drop. My big goal was to be under 2:11. To be under 2:10 was exciting. But to be honest, I wouldn’t have expected that or told anyone I was able to do that.

For the rest of Andrew's interview with Bob Schaller, check it out here.