billypootons wrote:
https://deadspin.com/elizabeth-swaneys-multi-sport-journey-to-pyeongchang-1823172295
deadspin did a deeper dive, interesting lady. also, she is one of the few less successful than JDC at begging for money... her go fundme to attend qualifying events netted $0
I went to high school with a guy who really wanted to be an Olympian. He played soccer with me in high school and wasn't too good. Neither was I, but we had a very good team. He also tried his hand at tennis. I was shocked years later when I saw he had a career as a goalie in one of the pro soccer leagues. In the U.S., but still. He couldn't even get on the field when we were in high school. He finally made the Olympics in Atlanta as the third string goalie on the team handball team. You have to admire that kind of persistence.