Dolan has a real shot at Olympics

The Kailua kayaker can earn a spot with a top performance this week in Poland

By Ann Miller

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 18, 2012

~~<p>Ryan Dolan watched his first Olympics at 6. He and brother Patrick were glued to the 1996 Games. They transformed their Kailua home into a mini-Olympiad, minus the politics.</p>
<p>"We used to mimic every single thing, every event we could do," Ryan recalled. "We have a pool, so we'd swim. We even set up tennis stuff in the front yard. We'd do everything. He would always beat me because he was older. I remember that was so fun."</p>
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Ryan Dolan watched his first Olympics at 6. He and brother Patrick were glued to the 1996 Games. They transformed their Kailua home into a mini-Olympiad, minus the politics.

"We used to mimic every single thing, every event we could do," Ryan recalled. "We have a pool, so we'd swim. We even set up tennis stuff in the front yard. We'd do everything. He would always beat me because he was older. I remember that was so fun." Login for more...