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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tollefson is another option. They could get him up to speed on all his strokes, then he could move over to the team when ready.[/quote]

TOLL isn't bad, but it's very expensive.[/quote]

DP - Which group at TOLL is suitable for this situation?  They told me 11 was "too old" to start club swimming, so... yeah.[/quote]

That's terrible.[/quote]

Not a great attitude at all.  To the OP - there are notable Olympic swimmers who started late in life.

Rowdy Gaines - Olympic gold medalist who began his swimming career later in life. He began swimming competitively at the age of 17, which is extremely late. Initially, he pursued soccer and basketball before realizing his talent for swimming.  Gaines won three gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics at the age of 25.

Matt Biondi - started taking swimming seriously at the age of 14, and his dedication to the sport led him to become one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers in history. Biondi earned several gold, silver, and bronze medals in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympics.

Jason Lezak - known for his incredible anchor leg in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He started swimming at the age of ten but didn’t focus on competitive swimming until college. Despite his late start, he went on to win eight Olympic medals throughout his career.[/quote]

These guys were all incredible athletes.  Lezak, for example, started swimming early and was a standout by 10, but he choose to be a multi-sport athlete in high school.  That's not the same thing as starting late.[/quote]

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