In 2008, Chris DeJong went head-to-head with Michael Phelps in a qualifying race to earn a spot on Team USA for the Beijing Summer Olympics. It was his loss to Phelps that also cleared the way for him to find his next pursuit.
In 2008, Chris DeJong went head-to-head with Michael Phelps in a qualifying race to earn a spot on Team USA for the Beijing Summer Olympics.
DeJong, who was ranked fifth in the world in backstroke, had narrowly missed qualifying for the 2004 Olympics and badly wanted to make it to Beijing. More from Success What every first-time CEO should knowDoes it still make sense to invest like Warren Buffett?But he lost to Phelps by three-tenths of a second, effectively ending his Olympic dream. "I knew then that my competitive swimming career was over.
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