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[quote=Anonymous]Kid is 8. Loooooves swimming and is good at it, but I mean... the Olympics. I want to be encouraging because I think it's great she is thinking about this and dreaming big (also we've never mentioned this to her and she doesn't even remember watching any Olympics the last time it was on, so this is coming from swim teammates/coaches). She has a very competitive personality and loves to work hard and I think it would be cool for her to see how far she could take something she's really passionate about. I definitely think she could be a very good swimmer in HS and maybe even college if she keeps it up. But there are factors involved that are beyond her control (how her body matures, the luck of timing, etc.). Seems ridiculous to introduce a 8 yr old to those though. I know I'm overthinking this, it just took me by surprise. How would you respond to this?[/quote]
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