huolympics1-5, Exercise 3: Stars and system

Model answer:

Each champion is an individual, but each also depends on a coach, a club and a pool. Hungary's pattern is a succession of individual stars from a small group of clubs and coaching lines, with swimming schools identifying talent early. This suggests that the system produces the stars, and also that the system depends on them, since their success raises interest and funding and inspires the next generation. If the stars stop appearing, support can fade. Details of how the system works should be checked.