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“When I was younger, making the Olympics was never really a dream to me because I never really thought I was capable of it,” Huske said.
Even now, the 18-year-old doesn’t look like the prototypical Olympic swimmer. She’s 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds significantly smaller than Washington-area teammates Katie Ledecky (6 feet) and Phoebe Bacon (5-foot-10). She’s one of 11 teenagers who made the U.S. swimming team, and she very much looks like someone who just graduated high school.
But it’s when you watch Huske in the water that you quickly realize she belongs.
Huske’s first race in Tokyo will be held Saturday, when the heats for the 100-meter butterfly begin. The event could be a showcase for the sport’s next rising star.