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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. To be clear, I don't think my kid is going to the Olympics. I'm asking how to respond in a way that is encouraging, since she really enjoys this activity and I think it would be great for her personally to keep pursuing it, without building up a dream that is 99.9999999999% a pipe dream.

Agree we need to look into year round swim options.[/quote]
You’re getting flack here for no good reason OP. Dreams are great and should never be discouraged.  It’s all about what’s age-appropriate. In your shoes I’d tell her that you love watching the Olympics and love her level of ambition, and like PPs noted, mention that winter swim would be the next step (assuming you can afford it money and time-wise), which takes a lot of commitment.  Maybe she’ll abandon the idea along the way, but maybe she won’t.

If she is willing to put in the work, does well, and it still works for your family (including siblings who may be completely uninterested in tagging along), then just reassess year by year.  This is the path we followed for a kid who seemed unusually athletic as an elementary student and is now a professional athlete. 
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