13 Year Old Aiming for Beijing Olympics

13 year old Lia Neal is aiming for a spot at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

A couple of months ago, she participated in a swim meet in New Jersey, and clocked her personal best time of 58.17 in the 100 meter freestyle. Later in the day, she did even better with a time of 56.87 seconds - that's fast!


Lia weighs just 115 pounds, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and just turned 13 recently.

Her fast time has already qualified her for the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha this summer - and that was accomplished when she was just 12 years old.

Lia will be the youngest person on the U.S. team at the Olympic trials.