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By Swimming World intern Richard Kang<\/i><\/p>\n

PISCATAWAY – New Year\u2019s resolutions are often seen as ephemeral, self-made promises, but the Kim family takes it a little more seriously. On New Year\u2019s Day, Danny Kim, an 11-year-old swimmer from Long Island, N.Y., makes the annual drive down to Jones Beach with his family for a special bonding session. There, they write down their hopes and resolutions, put them in a glass bottle, and throw them out to sea. <\/p>\n

One of Kim\u2019s goals in 2015 is to be one of the best butterflyers in his age group. Ranked fifth nationally in the 200-yard butterfly in the 10-and-under category last year, Kim wishes to maintain this spot in the 11-12 age group and break the New York Metro record in the long course 100 fly. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe is literally less than a millisecond away.\u201d stated his coach, Dom Bocchio.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s time of 1:11:86 in the 100-meter butterfly was good enough for the 10-and-under Long Island Aquatic Club team record last August.<\/p>\n

Another of Kim\u2019s resolutions is breaking five minutes in the 400-meter freestyle. He got very close to that goal this weekend at the CeraVe Invitational with a 5:01.74 to finish 14th overall. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy friends and coaches all cheered me on, and I could hear them screaming at the end, so I tried harder,\u201d he said. \u201cI would\u2019ve got maybe a 5:03 if it weren\u2019t for them.\u201d <\/p>\n

His LIAC teammates play a major part in his life. After all, the daily two-hour practices and endless swim meets will create an unbreakable bond. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we come early to practice, we\u2019d play games and hang out,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes in the summer, we\u2019d go to the parks and the whole team (plays) basketball.\u201d <\/p>\n

Hopefully, his teammates will give him the support and motivation he needs to knock out all of his New Year\u2019s resolutions by December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"