Video courtesy Coleman Hodges.
Swimming at home against USC on Saturday, the best 200 backstroke combo in the nation went head-to-head, with junior Liz Pelton swimming a 1:54.62 to top Olympic gold medalist and teammate Missy Franklin by exactly one-tenth of a second.
Above, watch as Pelton discusses her racing strategy, and how she approaches a race even against a teammate with some nerves.