Michael Andrew goes pro at 14

I remember going to a U of Michigan meet against Stanford in 1990 and seeing Chas swim against Erik Namsnik and Eric Wunderlich and being soundly beaten. The whole point of this is just because you are a great age group swimmer, it does not translate to being a future Olympian. Chas placed top 6 in 3 out of 4 years in the NCAA and won the 200 *** at USA Nationals and was a great swimmer in his own right, he just never made it to the Olympics. Chas was a GREAT swimmer. He's actually on my Facebook and doing well with a beautiful family. I remember being at some of the same meet and being in awe of him, especially when we were young teens. I swam with Wunderlich at Dynamo here in Atlanta and his name caught my attention in your post. Wunderlich was also could have been a GREAT distance swimmer. He was up until he started specializing in breastroke. Some of the other age group "freaks" I remember is Leif Winnerstrom, Tripp Schwenk, and Joey Hudepohl.

I remember going to a U of Michigan meet against Stanford in 1990 and seeing Chas swim against Erik Namsnik and Eric Wunderlich and being soundly beaten. The whole point of this is just because you are a great age group swimmer, it does not translate to being a future Olympian. Chas placed top 6 in 3 out of 4 years in the NCAA and won the 200 *** at USA Nationals and was a great swimmer in his own right, he just never made it to the Olympics. Chas was a GREAT swimmer. He's actually on my Facebook and doing well with a beautiful family. I remember being at some of the same meet and being in awe of him, especially when we were young teens. I swam with Wunderlich at Dynamo here in Atlanta and his name caught my attention in your post. Wunderlich was also could have been a GREAT distance swimmer. He was up until he started specializing in breastroke. Some of the other age group "freaks" I remember is Leif Winnerstrom, Tripp Schwenk, and Joey Hudepohl.