10. According to USA Swimming, of about 250,000 athletes registered with USA Swimming each year, only 52 (26 men, 26 women) are chosen every four years for the Olympics.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Competitive Swimming
Saturday, February 16, 2008 | 9:07 p.m. CST;
updated 12:39 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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