Children weren't born Olympians. They were raised that way.

Adam van Koeverden was getting into trouble as school. At 13 years old, her son was highly intelligent, he challenged his teachers and provoked the school. He was a teenaged boy looking for trouble. His mother, Beata Bokrossy, a single mom, decided Adam needed some male role models. She spotted an advertisement in the local newspaper for the Burkoak Canoe Club in Oakville, Onatrio that said, "Future Champions Wanted." Adam agreed to check it out. He was hooked. Thanks mom!