LONDON -- When the heartache began, The Answer was just seven years old. She hadn't even started playing water polo yet, not to mention learned how to shred opposing defenses or chuck daggers past the greatest water polo goalies in the world.
Back in 2000, Maggie Steffens instead spent her free time chasing around soccer balls and fine-tuning her budding swimming skills. Worrying about winning an Olympic gold medal in water polo was the farthest thing from her mind.
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