ˈæftɚ bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ðə fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt sˈɛkənd bˈæɹiɚɹ ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm fɹˈiːstaɪl lˈɔŋ kˈoːɹs hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli ðə sˈɛkənd pˈɜːsən tə dˈuː sˌoʊ ˈæftɚ ðˈɛn wˈɜːld ɹˈɛkɚd hˈoʊldɚ pˈaɪəɾɚ vˈændɛn hˈuːdʒənbˌænd ɪn pˈæɹɪs, nˈɪstɹænd ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt hiː ˈævɹɪdʒᵻz lˈɛs ðɐn θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈiːɾɚz ɐ pɹˈæktɪs, ɐ mˈɪnəskjˌuːl ɐmˈaʊnt kəmpˈɛɹd tʊ ˈʌðɚ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl swˈɪmɚz, ænd nˈɛvɚ mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈiːɾɚz ɐ wˈiːk.
After breaking the 48 second barrier in the 100 m freestyle long course (he was only the second person to do so after then world record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband) in Paris, Nystrand revealed that he averages less than 3,000 meters a practice, a minuscule amount compared to other professional swimmers, and never more than 20,000 meters a week.