Am i too old to start swimming and become good enough to be in the olympics?

Question

i want to learn to swim and be good at it.is 4 years enough to be able to make it to the 2012 olympics or 8 years for the 2016 olympics? im 15 years old am i too old to do that?

Answer 1

no you aren't too old

lucky for you swimming allows older males

and also males bodies are pretty fit up til their 30's and beyond!

but you have to be atleast 5'10

and you need a coach...starting NOW! an olympian coach...thus your in luck if you live in a big city or you better move soon.

practice everyday everyday everday

and make the team!

Answer 2

It doesn't matter how old you are. It's how good you are.

Best example was Dara Torres, the American swimmer gets 2 silver in the Beijing Olympic. She is 41 and a mother of 2.