Is there still time for me me to be in the olympic trials 2012 for swimming?

Question

i would be 18 years old im training really hard and i with club wolverine in michigan!!!!!!!!!!

GREAT ANSWERS PLEASE!!!!

Answer 1

possibly, but u left out something very important.

WHAT ARE UR TIMES????

Answer 2

its not, but you have to be a beast at swimming. And look good in a speedo.

Answer 3

I don't think so wrestling had the trials like 12 weeks be4 the olympics but that is wrestling.  Nice club wolverine phelps is from club wolverine haha

Answer 4

Yes u wud, u need to be atleast 16 when the actual events begin, and the trials are a few months before the olympics, so yeah you'll make it.

Answer 5

yeeah. just work really hard.

Answer 6

Of course! As long as you swim an Olympic Trials cut time in a non-Olympic race you can make it! Keep training (that's an awesome swim team, but it won't be easy) and don't lose sight of what you want! Olympic Trials are about 2 months before the actual Olympics, so you have until then to train.  

Answer 7

if you work real hard you can reach your goals.

ignore the people that say you can't.

best of luck

hopefully see ya in the olympics 2012.

:)

Answer 8

Della,

No it's not possible to pick up swimming and in four years expect to make the US Olympic Team.

I know club wolverine is one of the top clubs in the country but just try to think of it this way: How many members belong to club wolverine? Somewhere around 250-400. How many are/were 2008 Olympians? I'd say 5-6 but would have to look it up to make sure. Now out of the 394 that weren't I'd say the average number of years they have been swimming would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 or 6, and that's only because of the younger age groupers. What I'm trying to say is that if it were easy to do more people would be doing it. Michael Phelps is a freak of nature and we will never see an athlete like him again in our lifetime, in ANY sport. I've never seen anyone dominate in 4 different strokes, in the sprints, the middle distances, as well as the distance events.

And as far as what another poster said, No, it's not an easy sport either. That's like saying basketball is an easy sport or the marathon is an easy sport. Can I play basketball? Sure, but not to the point of making the US team. Can I eventually walk 26.2 miles? Sure, but not in 2:07 and make the US squad. Can you pick up swimming and finish the 100 meter freestyle in 4 years? Yes, but not in 47 seconds you can't.

What is possible in four years is to pick up a love of the sport and put a lot of effort into it. You can achieve a great deal in 4 years of swimming but to think you can go from scratch to Michael Phelps over the course of 4 years is unrealistic.

I swam for 12 years. I practiced 11 practices per week in the water for 2 hours per practice. I got up early 6 mornings a week to attend a 30-45 minute stretching and 3 times a week dryland (weights) for 30-45 minutes. I put my heart and soul into the sport (and still love it today) and aspired to be an Olympian. I set a National record and qualified for the Olympic trials. But that's as close as I got. I say this to illustrate the type of commitment this sport takes to compete at the top level.

Now just because I didn't make it doesn't mean you can't. I'm just saying making the US Olympic team is a real long shot to begin with and to try and make it in 4 years (especially without any background) is simply unrealistic.

Now, there's a second way to make an Olympic team in four years though. You should still put in the hard work, time, heart, and soul but it's a more realistic path. The only problem is you'll need to know the right people who can cut some strings for you. You'll need to find a country that participates in the Olympics that currently has no swim team. Attempt to get dual citizenship. After getting citizenship petition the national Olympic committee to nominate you to participate and represent their country in the swimming portion of the games.

Now, of these two choices, the most probable path is the second one. One of my swimmers received dual citizenship because his parents were Turkish Nationalists and he represented Turkey in the Olympics. (However, he was a US National level swimmer that had been competing for 12+ years already).

If you don't think this happens watch the following video of Equatorial Guinea's Eric Moussambani and his Olympic dream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqi2bT_Tq...

I'd like to wish you much success and good luck with your choice.

Enjoy!

Answer 9

Yeah...