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[quote=Anonymous]You respond by saying you like their confidence and willingness to have big dreams, and that being an Olympian takes a special combination of natural talent and very very hard work. And that’s it. Don’t weigh in with your opinion on what you think their odds are at achieving this. They will get this feedback from the real world if they pursue competitive swimming.

Take it one year at a time. If she loves to swim, find a winter team and see how that goes. See how the transition to 50s goes when she’s on the 9-10 age group. Don’t get too worked up either way before puberty. She may become a great swimmer. She may not. Either way there is much to be gained by working hard at something you love.

Realistically — if an 8 year old isn’t setting league records in summer swim, they probably aren’t on the path to being a future Olympian. There are exceptions but the truly special swimmers tend to be fast at 8 and stay that way. Especially girls. I speak from years of experience in the sport. [/quote]

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