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https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/olympic-rings-2014-e1600555603113.jpg1100733For swimming, Olympic years attract an audience far greater than any year before or after. Stories of early morning workouts, 12,000 calorie meal plans, and tireless dedication fill our TV screens and phones, showing off to the outside world what is normally just known to us. Our sport lends itself to one of the greatest messages the Olympics send to the world, that hard work and resiliency lead to success.