He's the youngest US swimmer to go pro. Phelps was 15 when he went pro, but at that point he was already an Olympian.
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@ aloha - I hardly think my comment qualifies me as a "tough internet assassin." Speaking as a former die-hard evangelical, I have come to realize over the years just how crazy it sounds to many people when you use your sports platform as a place to preach. It comes off as arrogant and silly, really. As if the God these people believe in is invested in imbuing these athletes with spectacular athletic ability so they can preach to the world, while he/she is not managing to do anything about millions of starving children. If you don't understand how obnoxious that is, I don't know what to tell you.
@ aloha - I hardly think my comment qualifies me as a "tough internet assassin." Speaking as a former die-hard evangelical, I have come to realize over the years just how crazy it sounds to many people when you use your sports platform as a place to preach. It comes off as arrogant and silly, really. As if the God these people believe in is invested in imbuing these athletes with spectacular athletic ability so they can preach to the world, while he/she is not managing to do anything about millions of starving children. If you don't understand how obnoxious that is, I don't know what to tell you.
