UNLIKE her American peers, 16-year-old Lynette Lim's summer school break has been anything but a holiday.
The Califormia-based Singapore swimmer has been getting up at 4.30am every morning, just so she can hit the pool early.
Working with her club coach Dwight Hernandez, the Palm Springs High School student swims up to 15km every day.
The reason for her gruelling schedule?
She will be making her Olympic debut in Beijing next month, where she will swim in three events: the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle.
Lynette is not alone.
With the Beijing Olympics just 30 days away, the rest of Singapore's 25-member contingent are also into the final lap of their preparations for the biggest sporting stage of them all.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
